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Cash in 2011, photo by s_bukley /www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Aya Rachel Cash
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 13, 1982
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Italian, German, Irish
Aya Cash is an American television, film, and stage actress. Her roles include the films The Oranges , Sleepwalk with Me , The Happy House , Mary Goes Round , Game Over, Man! , Social Animals , Scare Me , and We Broke Up , and the series You’re the Worst , Fosse/Verdon , The Boys , Welcome to Flatch , and The Girl from Plainville .
Aya is the daughter of Kim Addonizio (born Kimberly Theresa Addonizio), a poet and novelist, and Eugene Cash, a Buddhist teacher. Her father’s family is Jewish and her mother is Catholic. She was raised Jewish and had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. She is married to actor, producer, and writer Josh Alexander.
Aya’s maternal grandfather was Robert Richard “Bob” Addonizio/Addie (the son of Anthony A. Addonizio/Addie and Theresa Spaziante). Bob Addie was born in New York, to Italian parents, and was a sportswriter.
Aya’s maternal grandmother was Pauline May Betz (the daughter of Immanuel/Imanual G. Betz and Stella Mae McCandless/McCandles). Pauline was born in Ohio, and was a professional tennis player, who was a Wimbledon champion. Immanuel was born in Ohio, to German parents. Stella was born in Illinois, the daughter of A. S. McCandless and May.
Sources: Marriage record of Aya’s maternal grandparents, Robert Richard “Bob” Addonizio/Addie and Pauline May Betz – http://www.familysearch.org
Information about Aya’s maternal grandfather, Robert Richard “Bob” Addonizio/Addie – http://sabrmedia.org
Aya’s maternal great-grandfather, Immanuel/Imanual G. Betz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org