Donna Murphy

Murphy in 2016, photo by vonora/bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Corona, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 7, c. 1958/1959

Ethnicity: Irish, French, German, Czech

Donna Murphy is an accomplished American stage and film actress, and singer. She is particularly known for her voice role, Mother Gothel, in Disney’s animated film Tangled.

She was married to actor and singer Shawn Elliott, until his death. The couple has a daughter.

Donna’s paternal grandfather was Martin H. Murphy (the son of Patrick J. Murphy and Anna A. Hickey).

Donna’s paternal grandmother was named Agnes Dietz (the daughter of Charles Dietz and Agnes).