Jessica Szohr

Szohr in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 31, 1985

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, European
*mother – Hungarian, German, as well as Irish and English

Jessica Szohr, full name Jessica Karen Szohr, is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Uncle Nino, Fired Up!, Piranha 3D, Love, Wedding, Marriage; I Don’t Know How She Does It, Tower Heist, Art Machine, Love Bite, The Internship, Brightest Star, 10 Cent Pistol, Two Night Stand, Club Life, Ted 2, and Clover, and the shows My Wife and Kids, Joan of Arcadia, What About Brian, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Complications, Kingdom, Twin Peaks, Shameless, and The Orville.

She has said, “I’m Hungarian and a quarter Black, so I’m a mutt.” Jessica’s father is of African-American and European descent. Jessica’s mother, whose surname is Szohr, has Hungarian and German, from her own father, and Irish and English, from her own mother, ancestry.

Jessica is married to Canadian professional ice hockey player Brad Richardson, with whom she has a daughter.

Jessica’s maternal grandfather is Ronald Szohr (the son of Philip S. Szohr and Marie C. Bayer). Ronald’s ancestry appears to be a mix of ethnic Germans and Hungarians. Philip was the son of Hungarian-born parents, Simon Szóhr/Sohr, from Tevel, and Erzsebeth/Elizabeth Grabenar, from Nagyvejke. Marie C. was also the daughter of Hungarian-born parents, Joseph Bayer and Clara, who was from Bács-Bodrog County.

Jessica’s maternal grandmother is Karen Bishop (the daughter of Arthur E. Bishop and Dorothy J. Hagan). Dorothy was the daughter of Donald Patrick Hagan and Ruth H. Bigelow.

Sources: Jessica’s maternal great-grandfather, Philip S. Szohr, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Simon Szóhr/Sohr – https://www.familysearch.org

Passenger record of the Szóhr family – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org

Baptismal record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Erzsebeth/Elizabeth Grabenar – https://www.familysearch.org

Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Marie C. Bayer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Marie C. (Bayer) Szohr – http://www.krausefuneralhome.com

Passenger record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Bayer – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org

Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy J. Hagan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy J. (Hagan) Bishop – http://www.legacy.com

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224 Responses

  1. sam says:

    i think her natural hair is curly, she was in thats so raven, and she had a curly afro, which looked like her natural hair

    • WTF says:

      i think you’re confused. an afro is nappy and kinky, she had curly hair. there’s a difference between curly hair and an afro. jessica has typical mulatto hair when she doesn’t relax it

  2. smexxii says:

    she has the african hair
    and also she looks like she has a dark race in her
    because she’s really tanned especially compared to other white people
    so you can tell she’s quarter black.

    this is a picture of her and her parents. and her father is half african american. the picture is pretty small

    http://www.rexfeatures.com/live/2008/11/06/jessica_szohr_shopping_with_her_parents,_new_york?display=T

    • manic says:

      The picture you posted is not her birth father. Yes, her birth father is mixed. He is medium skinned and has green eyes, which is where her green eyes also come from. This must ne her step dad. If you are going to post a picture on a website regarding a persons ethnicity, at least make sure you are posting BIRTH parents.

  3. fuzzypanda says:

    that’s one good looking girl

  4. sexfilm says:

    What remains once this is rejected is the comedy of seeing Hanks inserted into archive footage (to mostly amusing effect) and a crass and obvious attack on those who would go against whatever America stands for.

  5. Ashley says:

    Does anyone know how is she exactly 25% black?Is one of her parent black or something?I seen pictures of her mom and dad (if that’s who they were) but they both look white to me.

    • fuzzybear says:

      Well I didn’t see the people your talking about,however I do know you can be half black and yet look all white.So for her to be 25% black and yet look white is very common.Here are some examples of other famous quater bloods:Walter francis white(naacp)although he might have been bi,not sure and Carol Channing(actress),Eartha kitts daughter,look them up they are white skin

      • TOTAL23 says:

        He Wasn’t Quarter Blood!
        Five of his great-great-great-grandparents were black and the other 27 were white.

      • fuzzybear says:

        To total 23

        I think you misunderstood,3 parts white one part black,which is why the family still saw themselves as AA.Because if I went by what you just said,I don’t know what h*ll I am.Because out of my last 16 grand people,not one was full black,and out of that 16,9 were white.So in wisdom,what should call myself?

        • fuzzybear says:

          To total23

          Thank you, threw me off my game for a second,that was good.Ok back to being the know it all.Now you said out of his 32 grand people,only 5 were black.What the story doesn’t tell,is what order those grand people came in.One of the black grand people,could have been one of the last ones,which is why he would be called a quarter blood.Now since his father saw himself as AA,it could have been out of parents that one was black,can we agree?

          • total23 says:

            I Don’t Get What U R Saying…..And Yes He May Have Been Essentially Quarter Black But Genetically He Had 5 ggggrandparents Who Were Black. He Was Born In 1893, I’m Guessing His Parents Were Born 1860’s And You Get The Picture. Those 5 ggggrandparents Who Were Black Were 100% Since They Were Alive Approx. Around the Very Early 1700 Or Dead Late 1600’s.

            And No We Can’t Agree.

          • fuzzybear says:

            To Total23

            No total,we don’t know when those black grand people were alive.Back in the day,they married or got together very young(usually 14-15yrs of age).So the range you gave could be off big time.Like I said one of the black gp’s could have been one of the most recent,Born in the 1840’s,then had Walter father.Your assuming all the black one died in the 1700’s,then he had nothing but white grand people last.Now if that was the case,he would have never thought of himself as black.However you can see he clearly saw himself as black.This would never had happen if his last bunch of grandparents(on mommy and daddy side) were all white.Now can we agree?And stop being stubborn

          • total23 says:

            Number On I Wasn’t Way Off Big Time….. Remember I Said Approx. Early 1700’s Or Dead Late 1600. Or They Could Have Been Born In Mid 1700’s Or AS Little Later Like 1780 But That’s It…There Is Now Way Possible That Walter White Would Have His Great Great Great Grand Parent Born In The Same Century As He Was Born…..Well There Is A Way But I Highly Doubt It!

          • Fuzzybear says:

            to total23:Your stuck on the grandpeople,but I’m not dealing with them,we don’t know enough about them.I’m dealing with the fact that him and his father both saw themselves as AA.Now this would not be a factor if his last 8 grandpeople were white.He could have easily lived his live as a white man.White people didn’t know he was part black.So why would a man who as you say last grandpeople were all white,feel he was black or AA?Now this isn’t something he had to do,but as you can see, he saw himself as Black.So logic would say that one of his grandparents was black,and he was around that part of the family.Because no person at that time who could pass white easily,would put themselves through all that racism and hate;If theydidn’t feel in their heart they were black.Which the majority of the people in the past who could pass did so.Now can we agree,or are you still stubborn? Also,I didn’t say his ggggp were born the same time he was,you misunderstood.I meant his. Gparents could has been born in the 1840’s

    • Katie says:

      this guy looks fairly white to me and his father is african american.
      http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/natalys26/image_5179.jpg
      http://i.imgur.com/RREgUl.jpg

      Grady Sizemore.

    • Paul Yuhas says:

      One of her parents was half black. Why is math so hard for Americans. 1/2 divided by two = 1/4. Duh. 1/4 = 25%.

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