Lizabeth Scott

Birth Name: Emma Matzo

Date of Birth: September 29, 1921

Place of Birth: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Death: January 31, 2015

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Slovak

Lizabeth Scott was an American actress, singer, and model. She was also known as Elizabeth Scott.

Her parents, Mary (Penneck/Pennock) and John Matzo, were Slovak immigrants. Lizabeth’s ethnicity has been variously described as Austrian, Irish, Dutch, German, English, and/or Jewish. These statements are not accurate, though Lizabeth’s parents were likely from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They are listed as speaking Slovak on the 1930 U.S. Census.

Source: Emma Matzo on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org