Sarah Gadon

Gadon in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: April 4, 1987

Ethnicity:
*father – French-Canadian, English, Irish
*mother – Italian

Sarah Gadon is a Canadian actress. Having acted since the late 1990s, she has appeared in the films Charlie Bartlett, Leslie, My Name Is Evil; A Dangerous Method, The Moth Diaries, Antiviral, Cosmopolis, Enemy (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Belle, The F Word, Dracula Untold, Maps to the Stars, The Girl King, A Royal Night Out, Indignation, The 9th Life of Louis Drax, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, Octavio Is Dead!, The Great Darkened Days, American Woman, Black Bear, Vampires vs. the Bronx, and All My Puny Sorrows; on the series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Border, Being Erica, World Without End, 11.22.63, Letterkenny, Alias Grace, True Detective, Most Dangerous Game, and, in voice performance, Ruby Gloom, Friends and Heroes, and Total DramaRama; and in the made-for-tv movies The Other Me and Cadet Kelly.

Sarah has said:

My mom has such a great background in film. When I was growing up, she would always tell me I had to watch movies with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. My Italian grandparents would say I had to watch The Bicycle Thief. The Italian roots in my family are definitely part of the reason why I love Italian film. My British grandparents are film buffs too. They’d say I had to watch Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

She is married to Max Fine, with whom she has one child.

Sarah’s patrilineal line can be traced to her great-great-great-grandparents, Edward Gaudon, who was born, c. 1816, and Marrianne Madore, who was born, c. 1828.

Sarah’s paternal grandfather was Harold Francis Gadon (the son of John Edward Gaudon/Gadon and Anne/Annie Marcella Garnier). Harold was Canadian, and had French-Canadian ancestry; he was born in Corner Brook, on the island of Newfoundland. John was the son of Edward Gaudon and Elizabeth Aucoin. Anne was the daughter of Francois Garnier and Elizabeth LeBlanc.

Sarah’s paternal grandmother was Moira/Mary Katherine Dowsen (the daughter of George Thomas Dowsen and Abigail Mary Healy). Moira had English and Irish ancestry, and was born on the island of Alderney, which is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. George was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, the son of George Thomas Dowsen and Mary Jane Roach. Abigail was the daughter of James Healy and Ellen Leary.

Sarah’s maternal grandfather was named Antonio Morante. Antonio was born in Ofena, Abruzzo, Italy.

Sarah’s maternal grandmother was named Antonia Salviati. A picture of Antonia can be seen here.

Sources: Genealogies of Sarah’s father’s family – http://rhowell.webspawner.com

Obituary of Sarah’s paternal grandmother, Moira/Mary Katherine (Dowsen) Gadon – http://www.legacy.com