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
She’s not that cute, you can have her if you want her so Damn bad.
i would have though she would be part Jewish she looks like she could be
I don’t care what her African percentage is she by no means should be considered mixed. None of her relatives look predominately black. She may have African ancestry but it is very, very low.
“White” Brazilians are around 85-90% Europeans, North Americans are almost 100% because one drop rule worked very well
What do you mean worked very well? One drop rule was a very racist and discriminatory policy and should NOT be or has any place in society today. We have come a lot far from then.
It does have a place in society which is evident in that Shailene has relatives counted as “black” on the census.
There are a lot of white people in Brazil…you nutcase, Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catarina expecially.
Don’t you mean *the USA* is not the same as Brazil?
Also, there are plenty of white people in Brazil, and many of them are full blooded germans.
@Jason
Sorry but “hugomariano” comments have been deleted thus this discussion is pointless.
Her African heritage Is very low lol. Has to be. I bet her African ancestry goes back centuries and they were probably half black only. Has she ever talked about her ancestry, has she ever acknowledge that she has African admixture?
You’d think she’d noticed her mother was she’s black.
‘was black’*
??? English, please.
Oh never mind, you corrected yourself. Sorry.
wow, there are apparently a lot of dumb people on this site. did you even read? it goes back to her great grandparents, her grandfather’s parents, who were BOTH half black. and then her grandmother has white, creole, and black heritage. that is NOT centuries back. she obviously has a significant amount of African, and of course white people don’t wanna believe that a pretty girl like her has black blood. she has black blood that is a mere generation or two back. get over it. you do not have to look a certain way to be something. I didn’t know we were still in the 90s -_-
First of all this chick isn’t even anywhere near pretty. Second of all her mom looks white as shit, I highly doubt her mom is even 1 percent black. A lot of people like to make themselves seem interesting and “exotic”. In my eyes this bitch is white.
Her mother is a liar
How is her mother a liar? Census records list most of Shailene’s mother’s recent ancestors as black or biracial.
“I highly doubt her mom is even 1 percent black”
Is that doubt actually based on anything other than what she looks like?
didn’t you just hear me say you didn’t have to look something. you can look white as shi and be half black. appearances don’t matter. learn to read
Are you responding to me? Because that,s exactly the point i was making against you.
don’t reply to me. just keep scrollin B
Dumbass bitch, I can’t stand your annoying ass. Every time I log on here and I see you writing ignorant bullshit, I almost throw up. You are repulsive and stupid. Please stop writing shit because you are very clueless and ignorant. You think you’re smart but you’re really an idiot. This is why kids need to stay in school.
No, you’re wrong. In the south, even THREE percent of African ancestry is enough for one to legally be considered black! My mother, grandmother, aunt, myself would all be considered black on the census if we lived back then and I have DNA tested, my African ancestry is 3% at best.
Yet, if you go and look at photos from our family in the late 1800s, you see a lot of people who look mixed-race, and even some of our oldest relatives alive today show traces of African ancestry in their features.
Look at the photos of Shailene Woodley’s relatives linked above. NOT ONE person looks mixed, in the slightest. No one looks African at all. Thus, it is a bad case of the one drop rule.
They’re white people with some degree of black ancestry that made them legally black because white supremacy is a thing and white people with black ancestry were not legally considered white.
I mean under segregation, not today when I said 1/32 black = legally black.
So you are saying a 3 percent person with African ancestry is black? Shailene is Not black I don’t care how much African ancestry she has. You saying she is black is outright Outrageous. Her mother doesn’t look mix at all. As pale as shailene. They are white, not mix.
No, I am saying her “black” relatives may have been only 3% black since that is all it took to be considered legally black under Jim Crow segregation. A system under which, FYI, I’d be considered black even though I am as white as a snowflake.