Elena Kampouris
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 16, 1997
Ethnicity:
*father – Greek, some Italian
*mother – English, French, distant Irish
Elena Kampouris is an American actress. Her roles include the films Labor Day, The Cobbler, Men, Women & Children, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and 3, Before I Fall, Summer Night (2019), Children of the Corn (2020), Shoplifters of the World, and Wifelike, the shows American Odyssey, Sacred Lies, and Jupiter’s Legacy, and the made-for-tv movie Jinxed.
She is the daughter of Ivey Barry, a fashion illustrator and designer, and Alexander Kampouris, a boutique wine store owner. Her father is from the island of Kassos, Greece. She was raised in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. A picture of Elena with her father can be seen here.
Elena’s paternal grandfather is Emmanuel Andrew Kampouris (the son of Andreas/Andrew George Kampouris and Eurydice/Euridice Ann Caralli). Emmanuel was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He is a corporate executive, who moved to the U.S. in 1979. Andrew was a prosperous cotton merchant in Egypt, and was the son of Greek parents, Emmanuel George Kampouris, from Kassos, Dodecanese, Southern Aegean, and Kallista Kampouris Manolakis. Eurydice was born in Alexandria, the daughter of George Caralli and Anna Colloridi, whose own father was from Napoli, Campania, Italy.
Elena’s paternal grandmother was Myrto Olympia Stellatos (the daughter of Gerassimos Stellatos and Elly Thomaides). Myrto was born in Ash Shatibi, Alexandria, Egypt. Gerassimos was of Greek descent. Elly is described as being from a “Greek-Albanian family.”
Elena’s maternal grandfather was Donald Barry (the son of Buford Corlois Berry and Lillian Carine Bartlett). Donald was born in Alliance, Florida. Buford was the son of Homer W. Berry and Annie Faulk. Lillian was the daughter of James Redden Bartlett and Jennie Rebecca Hughes.
Elena’s maternal grandmother is named Anita.
Source: Obituary of Elena’s maternal grandfather, Donald Barry – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
I think this is her grandfather:
https://prabook.com/web/emmanuel_andrew.kampouris/524250
I think so too.
This could be her maternal grandparents (her mother was born in April 1962):
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSR-MBJT
It’s quite possible her grandparents married in France, so I wouldn’t be too sure about that one.
Yes, that seems possible. I hadn’t read anything about her French background. Do you think Anita was French?
Yes. I think Anita is French, from France.
Yes, that’s her paternal grandparents, and those aren’t her maternal grandparents, who married around 1955.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=DkJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT117&dq=Elena+kampouris+%22ANDREW%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiitpvKmvnqAhVDknIEHeCQCTMQ6AEwAHoECAIQAQ