Desiree Ross
Ross in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1999
Ethnicity: African-American
Desiree Ross is an American actress. She stars on the show Greenleaf.
Regarding her ethnic background, she has said that she is “black, just light skin on both parents sides.”
Desiree’s paternal grandfather is named John Ross.
Desiree’s maternal grandfather is named Charles Smiley, Jr. (the son of Charles Smiley).
Desiree’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Aileen Bailer (the daughter of Lloyd Harding Bailer and Marvelyne Amanda Matthews). Barbara was born in Washington, D.C. Lloyd H. Bailer was born in Illinois, and was an economist and arbitrator. He was the son of Lloyd Emerson Bailer and Mabel Ernestine Wilson. Marvelyne was born in California, the daughter of Raymond S. Matthews and Aileen Anderson.
Sources: Obituary of Desiree’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Aileen (Bailer) Smiley – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Desiree’s maternal great-grandfather, Lloyd Harding Bailer – https://www.nytimes.com
Obituary of Desiree’s maternal great-grandmother, Marvelyne Amanda (Matthews) Bailer – http://legacy.com
Her great-grandfather: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/19/obituaries/lloyd-h-bailer-economist-and-arbitrator-76.html
He was an economist
Well that’s clearly not it.
She looks part Asian
A coincidence. She is probably 60-70% European.
Highly unlikely.
Yes, because “light skin” pops out randomly…