Nicole Mitchell Murphy
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
African -> African-American?