Christel Khalil
Khalil in 2008, image via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Christel Adnana Khalil
Place of Birth: Ventura, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1987
Ethnicity:
*father – Pakistani
*mother – African-American, European, possibly Native American
Christel Khalil is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the series W.I.T.C.H. and The Young and the Restless.
Her father is from Pakistan. A picture of Christel’s mother Belita Edwards can be seen here.
Christel has a son with her former husband, musician Stephen Hensley; and a son with her fiancé, Canadian businessperson Sam Restagno.
Christel’s paternal grandfather was named Syed Khalil.
Christel’s paternal grandmother was named Raisa Side.
Christel’s maternal grandfather was named Robert Edwards. Robert was from South Carolina.
Christel’s maternal grandmother was Alberta Moon (who likely was the daughter of Arthur Moon and Gladys Newell). Alberta was from South Carolina.
there does not appear to be any genealogical basis for her families claims of native American heritage. it is certainly just the common family myth within Americans families. in most cases of these myths in African American families, it was used to hide mixed black/white ancestry.
Her mother is the daughter of Robert Edwards and Alberta Moon.
Her father’s parents were Syed Khalil and Raisa Side.
Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Both of her maternal grandparents were from South Carolina. Alberta seems to be the daughter of Arthur Moon and Gladys Newell.
According to Wikipedia, Christel’s mom, Belita Edwards, is of Native American, African American, and European descent in that order, from an interview. She’s triracial and quite fair. Her mother can be seen here:
https://twitter.com/belitaedwards/status/123778652289761281?s=21
And here:
https://www.rtl.be/people/buzz/complexee-par-son-apparence-belita-a-fait-appel-a-une-emission-de-relooking-decouvrez-son-incroyable-metamorphose-video–869044.aspx