Shailene Woodley
Woodley in 2010, image via kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Shailene Diann Woodley
Place of Birth: San Bernardino, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 15, 1991
Ethnicity:
*father – English
*mother – African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, Spanish, German], English, Swiss-German
Shailene Woodley is an American actress and activist. Her roles include The Descendants, The Spectacular Now, White Bird in a Blizzard, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Shailene is the daughter of Lori and Lonnie Woodley. Her father, whose family is from the U.S. South, has English ancestry. Shailene’s maternal grandfather had African-American and Creole ancestry, and Shailene’s maternal grandmother has Louisiana Creole [including African, French, Spanish, and German] ancestry on one side of her family, and English and Swiss-German ancestry on the other side of her family.
Shailene’s paternal grandfather was Virgil James Woodley (the son of James Franklin Woodley and Velma L. Howard). Virgil was born in Oklahoma. Shailene’s great-grandfather James was the son of James Samuel Woodley and Julia Ann Arnold.
Shailene’s paternal grandmother was Dovie Oralee Sims (the daughter of Omer Epsy Sims and Eva Ellen Payne). Dovie was born in Texas. Omer was the son of Denton Otto Sims and Clara Florence Allen. Eva was the daughter of Hiram Walker Payne and Verdenia Maude Ellis.
Shailene’s maternal grandfather was Stephen David Victor (the son of Harold Joseph Victor and Bessie M. Harrold). Stephen was born in California. According to most censuses, both Harold and Bessie were Black and/or biracial (censuses list Harold and Bessie as black, and one census lists them as “Mulatto”). Harold was born in Louisiana, the son of Joseph Victor and Leila/Lelia Prudhomme, who were described as “colored” on his sister’s birth record, and “Black” on the U.S. Census and other records. Leila’s parents, Joseph Prudhomme and Lelia/Lilia Pope/Poper Lewis, were Louisiana Creole. Shailene’s great-grandmother Bessie was born in California, to Texas-born parents, William John/S./T. Harrold and Bessie Hutchins, who were both described as “colored” on her birth record and on censuses. Shailene’s great-great-grandmother Bessie’s parents were Lee Hutchins, who was said to have been born in England, of unclear background, and Georgia Walker, who was a black woman born in Texas.
Shailene’s maternal grandmother is Diane Lynn Fauria (the daughter of Vernon Louis Fauria and Marguerite Lois Davis). Diane was born in California. Vernon was a Louisiana Creole. Marguerite was caucasian. A picture of Vernon and Marguerite can be seen here.
Shailene’s great-grandfather Vernon Fauria was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Los Angeles. He was the son of Creole parents from Louisiana, who both had black ancestry, mixed with caucasian. Vernon’s father, Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria, was of African, Spanish, French, and German descent. Vernon’s mother, Louise Aline Martinez, had Spanish, African, and possibly French, ancestry. A picture of Vernon with his siblings can be seen here. A picture of Vernon’s parents, Shailene’s great-great-grandparents Joseph and Aline, can be seen here. A picture of Shailene’s great-great-grandfather, Joseph Mathews Fauria (top left), with his own parents, Victor Nicholas/M. Fauria and Agnes Cora Zipple (seated), can be seen here.
Shailene’s great-grandmother Marguerite Davis’s father, Norman Edward Davis, was of British Isles/English ancestry. Maguerite’s mother, Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Evangeline/Evangelia/Perrengere/Berengere Perrin/Perrine, was Swiss, of Swiss-German descent, and was the daughter of Lewis O. Perrin and Berthe C. Hague. This makes Shailene Woodley of 1/16th Swiss ancestry.
Shailene’s mother Lori Woodley – 4th Annual Kailand Obasi Hoop-Life Basketball Tournament Fundraiser – Arrivals – USC Galen Center, 3400 S Figueroa Street – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2016 – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Sources: Genealogies of Shailene Woodley – http://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Shailene Woodley (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies of Shailene’s paternal grandparents, Virgil James Woodley and Dovie Oralee (Sims) Woodley – http://www.findagrave.com
Shailene’s maternal great-grandfather, Harold Joseph Victor, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Harold Joseph Victor on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-aunt (her great-grandfather Harold’s sister) – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Leila/Lelia Prudhomme, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Re-marriage record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Leila/Lelia Prudhomme, to William H. Harris – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Leila/Lelia (Prudhomme) Harris, and Shailene’s step-great-great-grandfather, William H. Harris, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-great-great-grandparents, Joseph Prudhomme and Lelia/Lilia Pope/Poper Lewis, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Shailene’s maternal great-grandmother, Bessie M. Harrold (Bessie Herald) – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-grandmother, Bessie M. Harrold (Bessie Herald), on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bessie M. Harrold on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandfather, William John/S./T. Harrold – https://www.familysearch.org
Death records of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Bessie (Hutchins) Harrold – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Shailene’s maternal grandmother, Diane Lynn Fauria – http://bayoubohemia.net
Marriage record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria and Louise Aline Martinez – https://www.familysearch.org
Pictures and genealogy of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria – http://www.findagrave.com
Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Mathews/Matthews Fauria – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Louise Aline Martinez – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Louise Aline Martinez, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-grandmother, Marguerite Lois Davis, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Norman Edward Davis and Evangeline/Evangelia/Perrengere/Berengere Perrin/Perrine – https://www.familysearch.org
Shailene’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Evangeline/Evangelia/Perrengere/Berengere Perrin/Perrine, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
well, she doesnt seem Black 2 me. How much African blood she has in percent?
basically, her Mom is 62.5% White/European and 37.5% Black/African and her dad is White/European… so she is about 82% White/European and 18% Black/African… so since she’s mostly European, her race is White (and Black is just counting as a distant ancestry, just like White is an ancestry pretty distant going down the bloodline of most Black/African Americans)
@yoyoyo7
First lets make this clear,that I’m not attacking you.So if you do reply,no need for any hostility
Now I’m saying there are to many unknown variables,for you to come up with 18% on the money.
1.Your operating on the assumption that the European paternal grandparents ,as well as Maguerite Lois Davis were 100% white.We already know that 33% whites americans are 2 to 20% avg black.Now according to Dna experts who are testing white Europeans,they say Europeans are avg 3 to 8% black.I’m not saying that case,but it is an unknown factor,that could put your calculation off(btw the 3 to 8% is what the experts say,not me.So anyone who doesn’t like it,take it up with them)
2.Your dealing with Creoles and Mulattoes,there is no way to tell how those combos were broken down(50/50,60/40,55/45 etc).Therefore again these are unknown factors
In my opinion,18 to 25% would be a safer bet
I didn’t get it as an attack ;)
Well I said if the parents were Mulatto, but yeah, somewhere between 18 to 25%, not more :D
She’s 15% if you do the math..
You don’t judge black blood exclusively by how a person looks. She doesn’t appear Hispanic either but there is a little there.
First of all: Hispanic is not a race it’s a culture – people that come from a Spanish speaking country are the so called Hispanics, and original Hispanics were White since they were only Spaniards, but that changed when those Spaniards settled in Middle and South America. Most Hispanics there are White as well (40 to 45% without the Hispanics in the USA) but they are followed by the Mestizo’s (half White (Spanish, Italian or any other ethnicity), half NA or instead of NA Asian) and then Blacks and NA with some Asians as well. So what the hell do you mean with the looking Hispanic when you can’t fucking look Hispanic!? The Hispanic that she has in her is White Hispanic or Spanish as in the southern country of Europe!
Second: I wasn’t judging by her looks, I was using math actually. Read the fucking description before you write anything. You’ve read the listed ethnicities only, but you should read the background story as well. That part tells you a lot more because she could be Euroafrican (Mulatto – no offence) claiming only by the listed ethnicities!
Thanks for reading and read more about Hispanic people before you comment, because they’re laughing at your stupid comments on this website here just so you know :)
And my pal yo yo yo67, also, Spaniard did not only travel to Middle and South America. They were also in the North American region also, and in fact there should not be such a prejudicism and census of Hispanic as much as it would be today because we have had Hispanics in the civil war, navy’s highest positions, literature, movies, and even proved things that we live by today in schooling, hospitals, sciences, and so on. In fact, there should be a ethnicity census on Italian, Spaniard, Latino, German, Irish, Japanese, Jewish, and Gypsy heavily because those are judged the same way sometimes a Hispanic. I am not saying be prejudice. Let’s be equal at some point to get out of this stupidity and prejudice the ethnicities equally. Some places are thinking now Spaniards and Italians are not at all white and they are, through proven gene history of Europe widespread. That is what makes a Caucasian theory. In fact I am surprised that there is not Jewish and Irish added on there.
Anita, Also she may have the heritage but it is not her race and may not be her ethnicity either. She has to be taught ethnicity no matter the result to be that, and the way this is, she I dont believe is close to that ethnicity being taught. Anyhow, she has the same equal factors of other heritages and ethnicities. However, her heritages and certain ethnicity are given at the same equality, prejudices of one race, and taught in culture.
Example A
Italian 50
Mexican 12.5
English 37.5
Born America
Family Ethnicity- Italian, English
Which?
Race White
Ethnicity- Italian-English-American
He is not at all hispanic by census and culture, so therefore is not Hispanic
Example B
Italian 12.5
Spaniard 75
Mexican 12.5
Family Ethnicity- Spaniard
Which?
Race- White
Ethnicity- Spaniard-American, may not be precisely Hispanic because of precise culture including into Spain only. Others included Hispanic
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That is how everything can be different, but it takes knowing and learning..
How do you eugenicist divide blood?
She’s very pretty! I kinda have the same ethnicity as her Spanish, German, French & am probably African too(: but except I’m Mexican also.
Very pretty girl
She looks White
Come on now,you have been on this site long enough.You know you can look one way,and yet still have other bloodlines in you
I agree, but I would not have imagined that Shailene Woodley, Rebecca Hall and Troian Bellisaro was part Black and Steven R. Mcqueen was part Asian, this is interesting.
Well I know it’s not your fault,most people in the past as well as now hid that heritage.Also that most people have been taught that if you have said bloodline,you have to look a certain way.So if people like yourself don’t see certain traits,why would you imagine it.
pretty clear..
shes mixed good for her. Im gonna go eat some food now
interesting
I thought she had some distant Asian ,filipino maybe.