Nina Bloomgarden
Birth Name: Nina Quezada Bloomgarden
Place of Birth: New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 2, 1998
Ethnicity:
*father – seven eighths Ashkenazi Jewish, one eighth Irish
*mother – Guatemalan
Nina Bloomgarden is an American actress. She has starred on the show The Resort, and in the films Jane, Good Girl Jane (2022), It’s What’s Inside, and Floaters.
Her sister is actress Gabriela Quezada (Bloomgarden).
Nina’s paternal grandfather was theatrical producer Kermit Bloomgarden (the son of Zemad “Samuel”/Sam Bloomgarden and Annie/Anna Groden/Grodensky). Kermit was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Nina’s paternal grandmother was actress Viginia Kaye (born Virginia Dottenheim, the daughter of Clarence C. Dottenheim and Mildred C. Katzenstein/Kaye). Virginia was born in New York. Clarence was born in Wisconsin, the son of Henry Dottenheim and Julia Michelbacher, who were from German Jewish families. Mildred was born in Saratoga, New York, the daughter of Joseph Katzenstein, whose parents were German Jews, and of Catherine/Katherine McQuade/McLenade, whose parents were Irish.
Nina’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Quezada.
Sources: Genealogy of Nina Bloomgarden (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Nina’s paternal grandfather, Kermit Bloomgarden, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Nina’s paternal grandmother, Virginia Dottenheim, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Nina’s paternal grandmother, Virginia Kaye (Dottenheim Chilewich) – https://www.nytimes.com
Marriage record of Nina’s paternal great-grandparents, Clarence C. Dottenheim and Mildred C. Katzenstein/Kaye – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Nina’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Katzenstein – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies of Nina’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Israel Katzenstein and Delia Ehrlich – https://www.geni.com
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