Eliza Dushku
Dushku in 2011, photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Eliza Patricia Dushku
Place of Birth: Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 30, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – Albanian
*mother – Danish, English, Irish, distant German
Eliza Dushku is an American actress, model, and producer. She is known for appearing in the films True Lies, Bring It On, The New Guy, and Wrong Turn, and for playing Faith on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Her father, Philip Richard George Dushku, is Albanian, from the city Korçë. Her mother, Judith Ann (Rasmussen), is of half Danish ancestry, with her other roots being English and Irish, and distant German. Her brother is actor Nate Dushku. Aside from American, Eliza has Albanian citizenship.
Eliza was raised in a Mormon (LDS) household.
Eliza is married to Peter Palandjian, who is the CEO of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation. The couple has two children.
Eliza’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her third great-grandfather, Constandin Dushku.
Eliza’s paternal grandfather was George Vani Dushku (the son of Vani Naum Dushku and Aleksandra Peter Pochi). George was from Korçë, Korçë. Eliza’s great-grandfather Vani was the son of Naum Constandin Dushku and Gushe. Aleksandra was the daughter of Peter Pochi and Parashqevi Nuni Pema.
Eliza’s paternal grandmother was Vilermini Dhimitri Tontonozi (the daughter of Dhimitri Pando Tontonozi and Pandhora Angelo Floqi). Vilermini was from Korçë, Korçë. Dhimitri was the son of Pando Tontonozi and Athina Lako. Pandhora was the daughter of Angelo Floqi and Taska.
Eliza’s maternal grandfather was Richard Costley Rasmussen (the son of Aaron/Aron Frederick Rasmussen and Nancy Blanche Costley). Richard was born in Idaho. Aaron was born in Utah, the son of Danish parents, Lars Rasmussen, from Vordingborg, Sjælland, and Wilhelmina Hansina Clemensen, from Copenhagen. Nancy was the daughter of Richard Joseph Costley, whose parents were Irish, and of Rebecca Homer.
Eliza’s maternal grandmother is Barbara Porter Hegsted (the daughter of John Hegsted and Edna Margaret Porter). Barbara was born in Idaho. John was born in Utah, to Danish parents, Hans Christian Sorensen Hegsted and Ane Christine Olsen Iverson. Edna was the daughter of Aaron Benjamin Porter and Rebecca Margaret Poole, and was of mostly English, and at least 1/32 German, ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Eliza’s father (through her father’s sister) – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Eliza Dushku (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Eliza’s maternal great-grandmother, Nancy Blanche Costley, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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thats me I used to watch angel and caught you on his show poor girl angel helped of course ha ha I got a kick out of that.
My great grandfathers came from wensbury england they were of the richards. one benjamen married a knowles and benjamen aruther married a wiegand they where bouth ancestors of king richard of england and there wives were of royalty one english one german. so eliza I got an email from you before you can reach me at wiegand richardson @ yahoo.com I will get it at my email. eliza I have seen you on angel the vampire with a soul I must say you are a fine looking young women. have a great life Knowles
you know if you look Into history of new england you will see what I said was true but what can I expect from people whos ancestors were proabley slaves with no class MYANCESTORS KINGS &OUEENS WHAT WHERE YOURS!
hi I also have a son knowles wiegand richards 111,my two grandfathers came from english royalty .they marred into english royalty one married a knowles, and one married a wiegand, they came to america. to wenstead ct. they oppened a factory or rather benjamen arthure richards did with one of the lincoln boys. Hardware for windows curtins and caskits this is, after ben richards his brother dyed of a heart attack. the brothers and their wives where fron london and the women where from wensbury englind. I hopeI got this correct benjamen arthure had a son born in 1917 his name was Knowles Wiegand Richards He and my mother carmella coddianni got married in 1946oh by the way she changed her to constance and had me knowles w richards jr in 1947 I grew up in waterbury ct. went in the navy 1965,I got out in 1967 with an honerable discharge I am 100% disabled. any way I forgot something my father played bass in glenn millers uso band also arti shaw benni goodman I could go on and on.when I was younger I used to get thease calls from older guys looking for my dad.I have been married 3 times and all toughther I have 5 children 1daughter won’t talk to me shes mentaly Ill her mother and grandmother poisoned her aginst me but all the rest com to see me. I was in a rock an roll band for about 15 years We played from ct. to fla. I quit because the drummer and I had a fight he thought I was nailing his girlfriend But honest I wasent ,I could have but I don’t do that to my friends and never screwed around . my wife of 30 years. except for I am just kidding of course in my younger days I must say I was good looking when I was in the rock groups I was single and I could not keep thoose little groupies away but any I am 64 years now I have lived a long life and have done allmost everything Heck I could write a book. dam I did not punctuate anything goog by.