Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver – “Passengers” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Regency Village Theatre – Westwood, CA, USA, 2016 -Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Jacqueline Ruth Weaver

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Birth: 25 May, 1947

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some Irish

Jacki Weaver is an Australian actress. She is a two time Academy Award nominee.

She is the daughter of Edith (Simpson) and Arthur Weaver. Her father was from Sydney and her mother was English. Jacki is married to Sean Taylor. She has one son.

Jacki’s paternal grandfather was William Joseph Onions (the son of William Thomas Onions and Agnes Cecilia Anderson Stewart). Jacki’s grandfather William was born in New South Wales. Jacki’s great-grandfather William was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, the son of Joseph Onions and Jane Seeley. Agnes was the daughter of James Wilson Stewart and Margaret Jane Mackie.

Jacki’s paternal grandmother was Grace Weaver (the daughter of James Hendry and Adeline Mary Weavers/Weaver). Grace was born in New South Wales. James was the son of John Hendry and Ellen McGinley. Adeline was the daughter of James Hamilton and Caroline Weavers.

Jacki’s maternal grandfather was Jackson Simpson (the son of Jonathan Simpson and Janet Johnston Sibbald). Jackson was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. Janet was the daughter of Scottish parents, William Sibbald and Agnes Johnston.

Jacki’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Brown Lawden (the daughter of William Lawden/Lowden and Georgina Poole). Ruth was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.