Lauren Koslow

Koslow in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Lauren Alice Koslow

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 9, 1953

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish, Scottish
*mother – Slovak, Swedish

Lauren Koslow is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives, The Bold and The Beautiful, and The Young and The Restless.

Her father was of Ashkenazi Jewish and Scottish descent. She is married to writer and producer Nicky Schillace, with whom she has three children.

Lauren’s paternal grandfather was Stephen Louis Koslow (the son of Louis/Lewis Koslow and Emma Horlinck). Stephen was born in Volyn, Russia, now Ukraine, to a Jewish family.

Lauren’s paternal grandmother was Jane Peninah/Pininah/Pinina “Nina” MacAulay (the daughter of Alexander MacAulay and Catherine MacAulay). Jane was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. Alexander was born in Nova Scotia, the son of Neil Angus MacAulay, whose parents were Scottish, and of Phenoby McDonald, who was Scottish. Catherine was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter of Donald MacAulay, who was Scottish, and of Margaret MacLean, whose parents were Scottish.

Lauren’s maternal grandfather was Albert George Mamaty (the son of Andrew Mamaty/Mamatey/Mamatej and Frances Kosehuber/Kozehuba). Albert was born in Massachusetts, to parents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Slovakia.

Lauren’s maternal grandmother was Alice Elvira/Elena Pearson (the daughter of Adolf Edvard Pearson and Amanda Sophia Peterson/Bengtsson). Alice was born in Massachusetts, to Swedish parents. Adolf was born in Årstad, Halland, the son of Pehr Carlsson Bild and Benedicta Christensson. Amanda was the daughter of Petrus/Peter Bengtsson and Botilla Olsdotter.

Sources: Obituary of Lauren’s father – http://legacy.com

Lauren’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Lauren’s maternal grandparents, Albert George Mamaty and Alice Elvira/Elena Pearson – https://www.familysearch.org