Galina Liss

Birth Name: Galina Mala Liss

Ethnicity:
*37.5% Chinese
*25% mix of Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
*12.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
*12.5% Inupiaq Inuit
*12.5% Native Hawaiian

Galina Liss is an American actress.

Galina’s paternal grandfather was actor Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, the son of William Mendel “Bill” Wise and Karenak Ellen “Casina”/”Constance” Armstrong). Ray was born in Candle, Alaska, the son of a Russian Jewish father and an Inupiaq Inuit mother. Bill was the son of Mendel Wise and Dina/Dena Walsh/Wolsch. Karenak was was born in Alaska, and was of Inuit descent, the daughter of Preston Keyakpuk Mills and Lorena Oyon “Nancy” Armstrong. Galina’s great-great-grandfather Preston was the son of Makpiiquaraq Cole and Makpiiq. Galina’s great-great-grandmother Lorena was the daughter of Yayuk and Tounounatuk.

Galina’s paternal grandmother was Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss (the daughter of Fedor/Theodore/Teodor Yakovlevich Lisivetz/Liss and Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish). Galina was born in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia, and was nicknamed “Princess Kropotkin” after her aunt-in-law, her maternal uncle Eugene Stanislavovich Bilkevich’s wife, Princess Maria Alexeevna Kropotkina. Galina’s great-grandfather Fedor was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and was a captain in the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, and a participant in the White movement against the Bolsheviks during Russian Civil War. He was the son of Yakov Lisivetz.

Galina’s great-grandmother Maria was born in Petrograd, now Saint Petersburg, or Kazan, Russia. She was the daughter of Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich, who was born in Mikhanavichy, Minsk, Belarus, and of Antonina Nikolaeva Buklovsky. Galina’s great-great-grandfather Stanislav was a zoologist, ornithologist, taxidermist, and creator and director of the state museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; who was repressed by the Soviets and died in prison. He born in Chizhinovtsy, Hrodna Oblast and/or Mikhanavichy, Minsk, the son of Iosif Iosifovich Bilkevich and Maria Ludvigova, and was likely of Polish ancestry.

Galina’s maternal grandfather was Francis Koon You Mau (the son of Yin Fong Mau and Kim Len Won). Francis was born in Hawaii. Yin was the son of Chinese parents. Kim was also the daughter of Chinese parents, Sing Gkimm Won and Loy Kyau Chang.

Galina’s maternal grandmother was Lorraine Ching (the daughter of Harry K. F. Ching and Elizabeth Naholowa’a). Harry was the son of Chinese parents, Sen Ching and Keau Wong. Elizabeth had Native Hawaiian ancestry, and was the daughter of Solomon/Soloman Kaiapa Naholowa’a and Helen Makaole Pulehu.

Sources: Obituaries of Galina’s paternal grandparents, Ray Mala and Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss – https://sv.findagrave.com

Immigration record of Galina’s paternal grandmother, Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss – https://www.familysearch.org

U.S. Naturalization record of Galina’s paternal great-grandmother, Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish – https://www.familysearch.org

Biographies of Galina’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich (in Russian) – https://ru.openlist.wiki (with picture)
https://vgulage.name

Galina’s maternal grandfather, Francis Koon You Mau, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Galina’s maternal grandfather, Francis Koon You Mau – https://obits.staradvertiser.com

Genealogy and obituary of Galina’s maternal great-aunt – https://sv.findagrave.com

10 Responses

  1. ann says:

    Galina Theresa “Princess Kropotkin” Liss
    ->
    Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss.

    Teodor Liss and Mary Bilkevish
    ->
    Fedor/Theodore Yakovlevich Lisivetz and Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish. Fedor was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the son of Yakov Lisivetz. Fedor was captain in the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, participant in the White movement against Bolsheviks, during Russian Civil War. Maria was born in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) or Kazan, Russia, the daughter of Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich, who was born in Mikhanavichy, Minsk, Belarus, and of Antonina Nikolaeva Buklovsky. Stanislav was the son of Iosif Iosifovich Bilkevich and Maria Ludvigova, and was of Polish and/or Lithuanian ancestry. He was zoologist, ornithologist, taxidermist, creator and director of the state museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, who was repressed and died in prison.
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-C2WV
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24X6-XQ4
    Picture and biogrphy of Stanislav (in Russian) – https://ru.openlist.wiki/images/f/f0/Bilkevich.pdf

  2. madman says:

    Iñupiat —> Inupiaq

    Inupiaq is the singular form, I incorrectly used the plural.

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