Hannah Simone
Simone in 2011, photo by www.prphotos.com
Birth Name: Hannah Serinie Singh
Place of Birth: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 3 August, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – Brijwasi Indian
*mother – Greek Cypriot, Italian, German
Hannah Simone is a Canadian actress, television host, VJ, and fashion model. She has appeared on the shows New Girl and Not Dead Yet, and in the films Flock of Dudes, Band Aid, and Killing Gunther.
She was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Her father, Narendra, is Indian, from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Her mother, Helen, is British, and has Greek Cypriot, Italian, and German ancestry. Hannah spent her childhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and also lived in Cyprus and India. She lives in Canada. Hannah is married to Canadian musician and VJ Jesse Giddings, with whom she has a son.
Source: http://audreymagazine.com
Change “Indian” to “Brijwasi.”
Any idea of the type (idk the proper term) of Indian she is? Like Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu?
Singh is the most common last name in India. Her father is from Uttar Pradesh, which is mostly Hindu, but I don’t know if he’s Hindu himself. I doubt they’re of South Indian descent.
Singh is common amongst northern ethnic groups. She’s likely Brijwasi because her dad is from Mathura.
Her birth record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4Q-6CNV
Her father is from Mathura, India:
http://www.iitraana.net/home/spotlight/drnarendrasimonebe71chemicalengg
Mother’s birth record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV76-BHGQ
Her maternal grandmother was likely Maria Anna Karatiola. She was naturalised in 1965. She was previously a German citizen. A certain Wilhelm Karatiola died in Nottingham and was likely related to Maria (possibly her father).