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
Why the fuck does it matter if she’s black?! You aren’t arguing about the other ethnicities listed! You don’t have to be Alfie Woodard black to be considered black! Look at Troian Bellisario she’s black and she doesn’t even look like it. This site has all the proof you need and you’re like “Waah waah waah! She’s not black! She’s as white as a snokeflake! Waah waah waah!” I don’t give a shit if she looks black or not! This site wasn’t made for complaining about someone’s race, this site was made so you could get some stinkin’ info! Now shut the fuck up and listen to the info they’re giving you. If you’re smart enough you’ll agree with me.
That’s just how it is. Some people refuse to believe a person is Black if they look predominately White, even if said person’s own mother or Father was Black. I know a woman who was Black and Louisiana Creole on both sides of her family. But she came out looking White and is often mistaken for being White. When she tries to tell people she’s Black, they refuse to believe her. And this goes both ways. White people refuse to believe she’s Black. And I’ve heard of other people complain how some dark-skinned Black people prefer she not claim herself as Black. Like this girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VmxflmlcyQ
This girl looks predominately White, but has a Black mother too like the girl above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h8V4qDX6mA
Or this girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj9hTvtAQRg
Or this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-iHx-pb13g
I think every one of them mentioned how some people of one race or another don’t believe them as being mixed with Black, despite each of them having one Black parent. But like one poster mentions, there seems to be a double standard going on. Because if you go to a lot of light-skin to medium caramel complexion Black actresses’ pages (they even did this on Denzel Washington’s), there’s always someone in the comments saying, they can’t be 100% black. Or they’re probably not as Black as they think they are (less then 50%). But whenever a White-looking person says they have Black ancestry, it’s often refuted as not being true or probably just 1% or less. I don’t know. America is really the only country that practices the 1 drop rule, so Miss Woodley and the people I’ve posted above would not be considered Black in other countries. They’d call them “Mixed,” “Colored,” or “Biracial” if people found out they weren’t just White or European.
@Sully, your post is correct and exactly why black looking biracials tend to claim black because they cannot claim white by appearances. Then white looking biracials tend to claim white or mixed status.
Mariah Carey said it herself that people just cannot believe that her dad is black. Mariah said it on Oprah. The media always presents biracials as black looking when many come out looking white. Many whites do not want to believe that they can come from blacks because some still consider the racist lie that blacks are close to apes, even in 2015.
Beautiful Nubian girl. She looks 95% Black.
You must be joking… She looks White.
More pictures of her ancestors.
Her great-grandfather, Vernon Louis Fauria, with his siblings.
http://bayoubohemia.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=725&medialinkID=1423
Her great-great-grandparents, Joseph Mathews Fauria and Aline Louise Martinez:
http://bayoubohemia.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=671&medialinkID=1349
Her great-great-grandfather, Joseph Mathews Fauria (top left), with his own parents (seated).
http://bayoubohemia.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=535&medialinkID=1024
I want to see her mom’s pic
Yes.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_portrait/2014/03/shailene_woodley_lori_woodley_p_2014.jpg
http://api.ning.com/files/m5DCNqwNmKbXzC4x24arY6hsnxnC0jHxFr2JSPEfpEkcj15DggnXjBSBItayhMLypEZc*P2Ywdog7VYvGRtynQa0pzQi*Pay/IMG_2641.jpg?width=450&height=600
African-American?
Well, you’ve seen what some of her African-American/mixed raced ancestors looked like. What do you expect her to look like?
This is Shailene’s maternal grandmother, the daughter of a light-skinned Creole father and a caucasian mother.
http://www.dianevictor.com/images/diane_headshot.jpg
Wow. None of her ancestors look black. Is this a case of the infamous Southern one-drop-rule?
It probably is that rule, yes. I’m pretty sure that Shailene’s maternal grandparents were “legally black” in the 1950s.
she is not spanish
Yes she is, her grandmother’s side of the family is part Spanish (Catalan).
oh sure she is
I can’t with these dumbasses. It’s just one dumb ass response from y’all after another. I’m surprised some of y’all even graduated from school. Y’all sound DUMB. Get the f uck outta here with all of that BS