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Clayton in 2016, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Amanda Mae Clayton
Place of Birth: Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 24, 1981
Ethnicity: Swedish (one quarter), German, Irish, English, French
Amanda Clayton is an American actress. Her roles include the shows If Loving You Is Wrong and City on a Hill , and the films John Carter , The Bet (2016), Bleed for This , and Bad Frank .
Amanda is married to actor Kevin Interdonato , with whom she has one child.
Amanda’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Lawrence Jodat (the son of Arthur Lawrence Jodat and Mabel/Mable M. Swanson). Amanda’s grandfather Arthur was born in Rhode Island. Amanda’s great-grandfather Arthur was born in Rhode Island, to parents from Germany, Johann F. “John” Jodat and Anna Rebecca Strade. Mabel was born in Rhode Island, to Swedish parents, Nils Swanson and Anna Lunsted.
Amanda’s maternal grandmother is/was Eleanor M. Oakland (the daughter of Conrad R. Oakland/Okerlund and Eleanor P. Swenson). Amanda’s grandmother Eleanor was born in Rhode Island. Amanda’s great-grandfather Conrad was born in Rhode Island, the son of Conrad Okerlund, who was Swedish, and of Ellen Frances Dwyer, who was Irish. Amanda’s great-grandmother Eleanor was born in Rhode Island, the daughter of Samuel Osom Swenson, whose parents were Swedish, and of Sadie Elizabeth Jerauld.
Sources: Genealogy of Amanda Clayton (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Obituary of Amanda’s maternal great-grandmother, Eleanor P. (Swenson) Oakland – http://www.legacy.com