Samantha Fox

Fox in 2011, photo by prphotos.com

Birth Name: Samantha Karen Fox

Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 15 April, 1966

Ethnicity: English, possibly Irish

Samantha Fox is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and glamour model. She is also known as Sam Fox.

She is the daughter Carole Wilkin, an actress, and Patrick John Fox, a carpenter, who was her manager. Her sister is actress Vanessa Lai Fox. Samantha has said that her father was Catholic and her mother was Protestant. Catholics in England often have Irish ancestry. The surname Fox is often of Irish origin, as well.

Samantha is married to Norwegian-born tour manager Linda Birgitte Olsen.

Samantha’s maternal grandfather was named Daniel F. Wilkin.

Samantha’s maternal grandmother was Edith M. Strevens (the daughter of Alfred J. Strevens and Mary J. Andrews). Alfred was born in Liverpool, the son of James E. Strevens and Ellen E. Hollingworth.