Goldie Hawn

Hawn in 2002, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Goldie Jeanne Hawn

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: November 21, 1945

Ethnicity:
*father – English, German
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Goldie Hawn is an American actress, director, singer, and producer. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cactus Flower (1969). Her films also include There’s a Girl in My Soup, $, Butterflies Are Free, The Sugarland Express, The Girl from Petrovka, Shampoo, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, Foul Play, Private Benjamin, Neil Simon’s Seems Like Old Times, Best Friends, Swing Shift, Overboard, Bird on a Wire, Deceived, CrissCross, Housesitter, Death Becomes Her, The First Wives Club, Everyone Says I Love You, The Out-of-Towners, The Banger Sisters, and Snatched.

Goldie is the daughter of Laura (Steinhoff) and Edward Rutledge Hawn. Her father was born in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, and was of German and English/British Isles ancestry. Her mother was born in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish, the daughter of Jewish emigrants from Hungary/Austria. Goldie was raised in her mother’s Jewish faith. She has practiced some aspects of Buddhism, though she has said, “I was born Jewish, and I consider that my religion.”

Goldie has three children, actors Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson, with her former husband, musician and actor Bill Hudson; and actor and professional hockey player Wyatt Russell, with her partner, actor Kurt Russell.

Goldie is often reported to be a direct descendant of Edward Rutledge (1749-1800), a politician who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. This claim is not correct. Goldie’s Rutledge line leads back to a man named Joseph Rutledge (c. 1744-1814), and Goldie is not a descendant of Edward Rutledge.

Goldie’s paternal grandfather was Otto Delphia Hawn (the son of Aaron Madison Hawn and Nannie Ada Hevrin). Otto was born in Bollinger County, Missouri. Aaron was of German descent, and was the son of Samuel Hahn. Nannie was the daughter of George W. Hevrin and Elizabeth Ann Green.

Goldie’s paternal grandmother was Clara/Claire Estelle Johnson (the daughter of Henry Spencer Johnson and Mary Frances Hall). Clara was born in Arkansas. Henry was born in Alabama, the son of Henry Johnson and Mary L. Rutledge. Goldie’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Missouri, the daughter of William Roland Hall and Katherine/Catharine Cole.

Goldie’s maternal grandfather was named Max/Michael/Mahal Steinhoff. Max was a Hungarian Jew/Austrian Jew.

Goldie’s maternal grandmother was Fannie Weiss (the daughter of Mendel Weiss and Esther Schwartz). Fannie was a Hungarian Jew/Austrian Jew. Mendel was the son of Eliezer Weiss and Eszter Klein. Goldie’s great-grandmother Esther was the daughter of Ignatz Schwartz and Goldie.

Sources: Genealogies of Goldie Hawn – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
https://famouskin.com

Genealogy of Goldie Hawn (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org

Goldie’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Goldie’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org