Summer Bishil
Bishil in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Summer Yasmine Bishil
Place of Birth: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 17, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – Indian
*maternal grandfather – German, English, distant Dutch
*maternal grandmother – Mexican
Summer Bishil is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the shows Hannah Montana and The Magicians, and in the film Towelhead (2008), where she played the lead, a character of Lebanese descent growing up in the U.S. during the Gulf War in 1991. The film deals with racial attitudes towards Middle Eastern people in the U.S.
Her father is of Indian descent, and has Saudi Arabian citizenship. Her mother is of half European [German, English, and distant Dutch] and half Mexican ancestry. In 1991, her family moved to Saudi Arabia, and later Bahrain. They returned to the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks.
Summer’s maternal grandfather is the son of Harry Thomas Rimer and Clara Mae Spears. Harry was the son of Harry Delvin Rimer and Julia Broomfield. Clara was the daughter of James William Spears and Lucy Coffman.
Summer’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of Manuel Rivera and Ramona Mejia.
Sources: http://www.washingtonpost.com
https://www.timeout.com
Genealogy of Summer Bishil (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
She looks like what we would call “morena clara” here in Brazil, indians generally look a lot like multiracial brazilians, and half indian, half white people generally look like brazilians who are mostly white with some non-white features and strong olive complexion, like these girl, are called “morena clara”(light brown), but there are places here where she would be white passing.
*like this girl
She looks like Jessica Alba. Both are beautiful Latinas.
You’re weird.
She’s not “Latina” and Alba is a mile better looking.
Her father has Saudi Arabian citizenship, but is of Indian descent.
https://www.timeout.com/chicago/film/summer-bishil-interview
I know Summer’s family personally and her father is Saudi Arabian born in Mecca and attended school there until he graduated from high school. His parents are of Indian and Arab decent, they are not expat Indians working there. All her father’s family live in Saudi Arabia and are Saudi citizens. None have even traveled to India. Summers mother’s family has been in the U.S. since the 1700’s all this is documented. So anonymous1 I won’t call you a moron but get your information straight.