Maggie Grace
Grace in 2012, image via kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Margaret Grace Denig
Place of Birth: Worthington, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1983
Ethnicity: English, German, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Maggie Grace is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles on the series Lost, and in the films Taken 1-3, The Jane Austen Book Club, and the remake The Fog (2005).
She is married to entertainment company CEO Brent Bushnell, with whom she has a son. Her sister is married to actor Nick Palatas, the brother of actor Cameron Palatas.
Maggie’s paternal grandfather was Jack Cecil Denig (the son of Fred Alfred Denig and Gladys Merle Cook). Jack was born in Ohio. Fred was the son of Henry Denig, whose parents were German, and of Terese Victoria Black. Gladys was the daughter of Thomas Harvey Cooke and Wilhelmina/Minnie Steif, who was born in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Maggie’s paternal grandmother was Jane Lou Cheeseman (the daughter of John William Cheeseman and Flossie F. Warner). Jane was born in Ohio. John was the son of Charles Louis Cheeseman and Harriet Lucinda “Hattie” Anderson. Flossie was the daughter of Franklin/Frank Elswerth Warner and Bessie Laura Bowers.
Maggie’s maternal grandfather is John Wilmar/Wilbur Everett (the son of John William Everett and Margaret Edna Snyder/Seidener/Seidner). Maggie’s grandfather John was born in Ohio. Maggie’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Clarence Everett and Elizabeth M. “Lizzie” Green. Maggie’s great-grandmother Margaret Snyder was the daughter of Henry Clark Seidener and Nancy/Nannie J. Voorheis.
Maggie’s maternal grandmother is Carolyn/Caroline Margaret Young (the daughter of William Herbert Young and Blanche Margaret Parks). Carolyn was born in Pennsylvania. William was the son of Elmer Addison Young and Margaret Bonner Glover, who was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Blanche was the daughter of Volney Etoil Parks and Vinetta Vance Robertson.
Sources: Genealogy of Maggie Grace (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Maggie’s paternal grandparents, Jack Cecil Denig and Jane Lou Cheeseman – http://www.findagrave.com
Maggie’s maternal grandfather, John Wilmar/Wilbur Everett, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Maggie’s maternal grandmother, Carolyn/Caroline Margaret Young, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
She coloured her hair brown for the movie Taken she’s uploaded photos of her when she was younger on social media she is a natural blonde which obviously fades to mousy with age like most of us blondes