Tammy Townsend

Townsend in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Tamara A. Townsend

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 17, 1970

Ethnicity:
*father – English, Croatian, distant Scottish
*mother – African-American

Tammy Townsend is an American actress and singer.

She is biracial, with her father having English, Croatian, and distant Scottish, ancestry, and her mother being African-American. Tammy is related to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta.

Tammy’s paternal grandfather was Roger Neil Townsend (the son of Neil Sherman Townsend and Mattie Maude Brown). Tammy’s great-grandfather Neil was the son of Sherman Minot Townsend and Ellen Jane McNeil. Mattie was the daughter of John D. Brown and Martha Elizabeth Hollingsworth.

Tammy’s paternal grandmother was Geraldine Carmel Mihojevich (the daughter of Sam Mihojevich and Perina Skrmetta). Sam was born in Bobovišća, Brač, Croatia. Perina was also born in Brač, the daughter of Nicholas Skrmeta/Skrmetta/Škrmeta and margarita Jahsih/Jakšić.

Tammy’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Hider.