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Knapp in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Avonmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 31, 1989
Ethnicity: * father – German, English, Scottish, Irish, distant Dutch * mother – Ecuadorian, Cuban
Alexis Knapp is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role in the Pitch Perfect films.
She was partly raised in North Carolina. She has a daughter with her former partner, actor Ryan Phillippe .
Alexis’s paternal grandfather is Richard Elwood Knapp (the son of Charles Elwood Knapp and Evelyn Virginia O’Leary). Richard was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was the son of Jacob Charles Knapp and Katherine/Kate/Kathryn Rose Reedy.
Alexis’s paternal grandmother was Jewel McNeil Burke (the daughter of Samuel Jessee Burke and Auda/Audie Lee Johnson). Jewell was born in Virginia. Samuel was the son of Isaiah Nathaniel Burke and Sarah Frances Salyers/Salyer. Audie was the daughter of Samuel Daniel Johnson and Josephine Caroline Bartlett.
Alexis’s maternal grandfather was Alfredo Vicente Merizalde Romo-Leroux (the son of Alejandro Romo-Leroux and Herminia Merizalde). Alfredo was born in Quito, Ecuador. Herminia was the daughter of Ricardo Merizalde and Antonia Ona.
Alexis’s maternal grandmother was named Esther Garcia Montejo. Esther was born in Havana, Cuba.
Sources: Genealogy of Alexis’s father (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.angelfire.com
Obituary of Alexis’s paternal grandmother, Jewel McNeil (Burke) Knapp – http://www.legacy.com