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Breckenridge in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Alexandra Hetherington Breckenridge
Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 15, 1982
Ethnicity: Irish, English, one quarter Italian [including Sicilian]
Alexandra Breckenridge is an American actress and photographer. Her roles include the shows Opposite Sex , Undeclared , Family Guy , Dirt , Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy , The Ex List , Sons of Tucson , Life Unexpected , True Blood , American Horror Story: Murder House , Save Me , American Horror Story: Coven , The Walking Dead , This Is Us , and Virgin River ; the films Wishcraft , Vampire Clan , She’s the Man , The Bridge to Nowhere , Other People’s Children , Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story , Zipper , Broken Vows , and My Secret Santa ; the made-for-tv movies Romy and Michele: In the Beginning , Christmas Around the Corner , and Love in Store ; and the pilot Ghosts of Fear Street . She is also known as Alex Breckenridge.
Her uncle, mother’s half-brother, is actor Michael Weatherly . Alexandra is married to guitarist Casey Hooper, with whom she has two children. Her biological father appears to have been of second-generation half Irish and half Italian descent.
Alexandra’s maternal grandfather was Leland Davis Breckenridge, Jr. (the son of Leland Davis Breckenridge and Sophie Earle Sharpe Barton). Alexandra’s grandfather Leland was born in Florida. Alexandra’s great-grandfather Leland was born in Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, the son of John MacDougal Breckenridge and Nan E. Davis. Alexandra’s great-grandmother Sophie was born in Missouri, the daughter of William Wickham/Wysksham Sharpe and Carrie Ida Gamble.
Alexandra’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Ruth Hetherington (the daughter of Allen Francis Hetherington and Ruth Katherine Burns). Patricia was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Allen was born in New York, the son of Irish parents, Arthur Hetherington and Rose Masterson. Alexandra’s great-grandmother Ruth was born in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward Francis Patrick Burns, whose parents were Irish; and of Catherine Theresa Farrell, whose grandparents were all Irish.
Alexandra’s biological paternal grandfather likely was Thomas Natale Whitty (the son of John Joseph Whitty and Angeline E. Ballato). Thomas was born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. John was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the son of Irish parents, Patrick J. Whitty, from Rathvilly, County Carlow; and Anne Martin, from Dundalk, County Louth. Alexandra’s great-grandmother Angeline was the daughter of Italian parents, Natale Joseph/Giuseppe Ballato and Josephine Muratore, who were from Pettineo, Messina, Sicily.
Alexandra’s biological paternal grandmother likely was Patricia Burke (the daughter of Henry Roderick Burke and Lucy Josephine Corrado). Patricia was born in New London, Connecticut. Henry was born in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Lucy was born in Connecticut, the daughter of Italian parents, Alphonse Corrado and Concetta Odierno.
Sources: Genealogies of Alexandra Breckenridge (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://famouskin.com https://www.wikitree.com
Obituary of Alexandra’s maternal grandfather, Leland Davis Breckenridge, Jr. – http://query.nytimes.com
Obituary of Alexandra’s maternal great-grandmother, Ruth Katherine (Burns) Hetherington – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of likely Alexandra’s biological paternal grandfather, Thomas Natale Witty – https://www.findagrave.com