Jessica Alba
Alba in 2010
Birth Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Place of Birth: Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 28, 1981
Ethnicity:
*father – Mexican [including Spanish, Indigenous Mexican/Mayan, distant Sephardi Jewish and African]
*mother – Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French
Jessica Alba is an American actress, model, and businessperson. Her roles include the films Camp Nowhere, Idle Hands, Honey, Frank Miller’s Sin City, Fantastic Four (2005), and their respective sequels; Good Luck Chuck, The Eye (2008), Meet Bill, Valentine’s Day, Machete, and its sequel; Little Fockers, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and Mechanic: Resurrection, and the series The Secret World of Alex Mack, Dark Angel, and L.A.’s Finest. She has co-founded consumer goods company The Honest Company, which sells baby, personal, and household products. She has also been billed as Jessica Warren, her married name.
Jessica is the daughter of Catherine Louisa (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who was in the Air Force. Her father, who was born in Los Angeles, is of Mexican descent, including Spanish, Indigenous Mexican/Mayan, and distant Sephardi Jewish and African, roots. Her mother, who was born in Virginia, has Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and French, ancestry. She was raised partly in Biloxi, Mississippi; Del Rio, Texas; and finally Claremont, California, traveling for her father’s career.
Her brother is actor Joshua Alba. Jessica is married to producer Cash Warren, with whom she has three children. Cash’s father is African-American and his mother is white. Jessica’s third cousin, once removed, is writer Gustavo Arellano.
Jessica has described her father as very dark and her mother as very fair. According to Jessica, her grandfather never spoke Spanish at home because he wanted the family to assimilate into the American mainstream. As a result, Jessica’s father did not learn to speak Spanish.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014) stated that Jessica’s genetic ancestry is:
*72.7% European
*22.5% East Asian/Native American [Indigenous Mexican]
*2.4% No Match
*2.0% Sub-Saharan African
*0.3% Middle Eastern/North African
*0.1% South Asian
Jessica has stated that she identifies with her Mexican-American heritage. DNA tests on the show indicated that Jessica’s direct patrilineal ancestor was Indigenous. These DNA tests also displayed that Jessica’s father’s direct matrilineal ancestor, Maria Carmen Carrillo/Carillo, was of Sephardi Jewish descent. They also showed that Jessica’s father likely has at least 2.1% Sephardi Jewish ancestry in total. DNA matches listed him as 0.7% Ashkenazi; they also listed him as 0.6% Italian, 0.4% North African, and 0.4% Middle Eastern, all of which were or likely were Jewish in his case according to DNA matches.
Jessica’s 0.1% South Asian DNA is evidently from Jessica’s mother’s side.
Genetically, Jessica was found to have a common ancestor with attorney Alan Dershowitz.
Alba with husband Cash Warren in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Jessica’s paternal grandfather is José Sánchez Alba (the son of Catalino Morones Alba and Francisca/Frances Sánchez). José was born in San Bernardino, San Bernardo Co., California, to Mexican parents. Catalino was born in San Dimas, Durango, the son of Ambrocio/Ambrosio Alva/Alba and Maria Morones/Morence. Francisca was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, the daughter of José Hipólito/Polito Sánchez Hernandez and Refugio/Refugia Cisneroz/Rangel.
Jessica’s paternal grandmother is Ysabel/Isabel Martinez (the daughter of Daniel Fernandez Martinez and Guadalupe Nieves Miranda y Lares). Isabel was born in San Bernardino County, California, to Mexican parents. Daniel was born in Purépero de Echaíz, Michoacán, the son of Eugenio Martinez and Pascuala/Pasquala Fernandez. Guadalupe was born in García, Zacatecas, the daughter of Juan Miranda and Silveria Viramontes/Miramontes y Lares.
Jessica’s maternal grandfather was Harry Christian Jensen, Jr. (the son of Hans/Harry Christian Jensen and Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys). Jessica’s grandfather Harry was born in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, and served in WWII and the Korean War. Jessica’s great-grandfather Hans was born in Illinois, to Danish parents, Mads Hansen Jensen and Johanna Jensdatter. Sara was born in Minnesota, to a Welsh father, Samuel H. Rhys, and to a mother, Evaline/Evelyn/Eva Walbridge, who was born in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
Jessica’s maternal grandmother was Louisa Harrison Tebault (the daughter of Paul Miars/Myers Tebault and Catherine/Catharine Louisa Nichols). Jessica’s grandmother Louisa was born in Washington, D.C. Paul was the son of William Paul Tebault and Julia S. Catherine was the daughter of Albert Nichols and Loula Harrison Wharton.
Sources: Genealogies of Jessica Alba – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com
Family histories of Jessica’s father – http://familyhistoryinsider.com
http://familyhistoryinsider.com
Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Harry Christian Jensen, Jr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Harry Christian Jensen, Jr. – https://www.legacy.com
Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Sarah/Sara Evelyn Rhys on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal great-grandfather, Paul Miars/Myers Tebault (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
LOS ANGELES – APR 1: Jessica Alba at the Victoria Beckham For Target Launch Event at Private Residence on April 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
The word Alba is of the Gaelic language and means Scotland:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba
Here, I’ll narrow it down to 1° of separation for you: Alba means “dawn” in Spanish, actual Spanish, the kind that around 350 million people speak as a native language, the kind that Mexicans speak, which -if you read the whole article- her father is (even if he doesn’t speak Spanish, he still is Mexican).
Spanish is a Romance language, which means derived from latin, “alba” comes from the latin word “albus” which means “light”
Don’t complicate things and try to “whiten” her up with references to near extinct dialects, she is from Mexican descent, dark Mexican descent in fact (for what I read in the article) even if she wasn’t raised to embrace her heritage (which is a shame, but unfortunately not that uncommon) her last name (and her beautiful exotic looks) is a testament to that.
OMG Jessica Alba’s mother is half French and Danish, so she is half white whether you like it or not! Her father is predominantly of European descent from the DNA test she’s 87% European, FACT. Last time I checked Spanish people are white and European too. It’s in her genetics and been proven on the Lopez show so deal with it!!! So what if she doesn’t embrace her Mexican heritage, she’s more white anyway.
what the fuck!! you all are stupid! Hispanic is not a race it’s a Ethnicity or a culture! being Hispanic means being from a Spanish speaking country and speaking Spanish as your first and your maternal language! Hispanics descent from Europeans and Hispanics are mostly White! Of all Hispanics in the USA 92.7% are White so only 7.3% of all USA Hispanics are others (Black, Yellow, Mixed, Native) of all Hispanics ever (USA, Central and South American people)are 77% White so if she don’t speaks Spanish and don’t wants to be that then is she White! and she looks White she did a DNA and she is 87% White and 13% Native so… it’s logical that she is White and even if she would be 87% Native and 13% White if she wants to be White then she is White! being 87% White is like being 1000% White
To Almedina
I’m sorry but where did you get your amounts from,because the numbers I getting are no where near yours.I also believe your mistaken about the number of non-white hispanics here in the states 7.3% sounds pretty low to me.Also your mistaken about the 77% hispanics always being white,thats truly a made up number.Also that test said european not white.Europe is like the U.S,and has been for a long long time.There’s no telling what your ancestor look like or truly was.Especially since people tended to lie about their ethnicity in the past
HISPANIC IS A RACE YOU ARE NOT WHITE UNLESS YOU’RE SPANISH FROM SPAIN, YOU’RE BROWN YOU’RE A COLORED PERSON OK, I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU PATHETIC PEOPLE WHO ARE SOOOOO DESPERATE TO BE WHITE, STOP WITH THIS HISPANIC IS A CULTURE BULLSHIT BROWN PEOPLE ARE NOT WHITE AND YOU NEVER WILL BE.
kay21 on your place a wouldn’t blame myself so much..! HISPANIC IS A CULTURE AND MOST OF HISPANICS ARE WHITE:: YOU STUPID MOTHER FUCKER!! Hispanic race don’t exist..! HISPANIC IS NOT A RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! race depends of the skin colour of people which are part of this race..! so, White have White skin colour and their race is White race, so Black so Yellow..! what colour is Hispanic? Hispanic is a Spanish word which means a man/woman of Spanish descent, race can be White, Black, Yellow and Mixed.. so shut the fuck up!!!
black wallstreet.. Wikipedia.. but I’m not sure was it 77% or 70% or 67%.. of all Hispanics are White! greetings
and one thing more Europeans are White.. Whites descent from Europe and Europe is not alike to the USA which are totally mixed and yes of the whole USA population 27 are Hispanic where 92.7% are White.. I read it trust me..!
To Me
Now it’s true white people do come from Europe,however it is like the U.S.Whites are the majority,but it has( black,Asian,mixed,etc,)just like the U.S.,and it’s always been like that.I don’t understand this here(USA population 27 are Hispanic)you have to explain.Also I’m not one to trust very easily,so I need proof of this.Because I live around plenty of Hispanics,and they don’t look white to me,as a matter of fact they don’t like white Hispanics(their words,not mine).Another thing,I looked at article after article,and according to people who take the census,those who say they’re white aren’t actually that
@Kay; Hispanic is an Ethnicity not a Race, get your facts straight honey.
Her Husband’s Cute(:
And So is her daughter!
she looks mexican have u never been to LA people!!
her husband is cash warren. He is black
Cash Warren Is Black And Hispanic!
at total 23 calm down wow…hispanic/black, all the same!
I Wasn’t Mad!…Lol!