Nicole Mitchell Murphy

Mitchell Murphy in 2011, photo by prphotos

Birth Name: Nicole Ronnette Mitchell

Place of Birth: Sacramento, Yuba, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 5, 1968

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – Irish, possibly English

Nicole Mitchell Murphy, born Nicole Mitchell, is an American model, television personality, designer, actress, and businessperson. Her father, Eddie Tolan Mitchell, is black. Her mother, Ellen Regan, is white, from England, and likely has at least partial Irish ancestry. A picture of Nicole’s parents can be seen here.

Nicole has five children, including actress Bella Murphy, with her former husband, comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer Eddie Murphy.

Nicole’s paternal grandfather was named Marcell/Marcel Mitchell. Marcell was born in Louisiana.

Nicole’s paternal grandmother was named Mazie/Macie Francis. Mazie was born in Louisiana.

Source: Nicole’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org