Kimberly Peirce
Kimberly Peirce – 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2017 – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Kimberly Ane Peirce
Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 6, 1967
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, German
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Kimberly Peirce is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Kimberly was raised between New York and Florida. She is known for her films Boys Don’t Cry, Stop-Loss, and Carrie (2013).
Kimberly is the daughter of Sherry Kandel and Robert Materazzi. Her father was later adopted by a man named Ross Peirce, and changed his surname.
Kimberly has stated that she is of Italian and Jewish descent.
Kimberly’s paternal grandfather was Albert Robert Materazzi (the son of Adelson Materazzi and Rena/Rina Gradi). Albert was born in New York, to parents from Italy. Adelson was born in Tuscany, the son of Ferdinando Materazzi and Clotilde Meniceschi. Rina was born in Umbria.
Kimberly’s paternal grandmother was Maryann Boyer (the daughter of Charles William Boyer and Mollie/Molly Hollinger). Maryann was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was the son of George W. Boyer and Georganna Markley. Mollie was the daughter of Abram Kurtz Hollinger and Catharine Ann “Katy/Katie” Heagy.
Sources: Obituary of Kimberly’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Kimberly’s paternal grandparents, Albert Robert Materazzi and Maryann Boyer – http://www.familysearch.org
Kimberly’s paternal grandfather, Albert Robert Materazzi, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Paternal grandfather’s, father Adelson Materazzi was born in 1894 in Tuscany, Italy. Rina Gradi (great-grandmother) was born in Umbria, Italy. Adelson was the son of Ferdinando Materazzi and Clotilde Meniceschi.