Lin Shaye
Shaye in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Linda Shaye
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 12, 1943
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lin Shaye is an American actress. She is known for starring as paranormal warrior Elise in the Insidious series, among many other of her horror film roles of the 2010s.
She is the sister of film executive Robert Shaye. Her paternal grandparents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Her mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Lin’s paternal grandfather was named Reuben Schayowitz.
Lin’s paternal grandmother was Anna Hana Kitlar (the daughter of Kiva/Keever/Kieva Kitlar and Hinda Schmuelivitz/Schmolovitz). Hinda was the daughter of Schmiel Schmuelivitz and Kala Kaela.
Source: Genealogy of Lin’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Hana (Kitlar) Schayowitz – https://www.geni.com
Ethnic, if you’re wondering how I got this picture, you used to have it up for Lynn Redgrave (incorrectly).
Thanks follers. Did you upload the pic from the media library?
No, I copied the exact coding that used to be in Lynn Redgrave’s page.
Clever you
Just curious, where did you find that information about Thomas Sadoski’s paternal grandmother? (about her being descended from the “Strong” family).
http://ethnicelebs.com/thomas-sadoski
I looked it up and the addition was definitely right. “Kantorski” was just her married name, which means his grandmother married two Polish-Americans (without being one herself).
I communicated with his mother who was kind enough to give some more info about their family. His mother is keen on ancestry research too and likes this site.
Neat.