Dawn-Lyen Gardner

LOS ANGELES – FEB 23: Gardner arrives for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 23, 2019 in Santa Monica, CA, DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Dawnlyen Gardner

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 30, 1981

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Chinese (mother)

Dawn-Lyen Gardner is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the series Queen Sugar, Luke Cage, Viper, and Heroes.

Dawn-Lyen is the daughter of Elizabeth and Amari Fred/Freddie Gardner. Her father is American, and is African-American. Her mother and maternal grandparents emigrated from Canton, China.

Dawn-Lyen’s maternal grandfather was named Ke Wu.

Dawn-Lyen’s maternal grandmother was named Helen (the daughter of Harry Gonn and See). Harry was born in Seattle, Washington. See was born in China.

Sources: Article about Dawn-Lyen, including a photo of her mother – https://gossipnextdoor.com

Birth record of Dawn-Lyen Gardner – https://www.familysearch.org