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Curry in 2015, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ayesha Disa Alexander
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: March 23, 1989
Ethnicity: * father – Polish, African-American * mother – Chinese, African-Jamaican
Ayesha Curry is an American-Canadian actress. She is married to professional basketball player Stephen Curry , with whom she has four children.
Regarding her heritage, she stated on Twitter:
my mom is chinese/Jamaican and my dad is polish/African American.
my mom is chinese/Jamaican and my dad is polish/African American.
A picture of Ayesha and her mother, Carol, can be seen here .
She has also said :
My dad is a musician, he was a producer back in the day… He loves Stevie Wonder and there was a song called ‘Isn’t She Lovely,’ and his daughter’s name was Aisha, so he says her name in the song, and my dad fell in love with it.
My dad is a musician, he was a producer back in the day… He loves Stevie Wonder and there was a song called ‘Isn’t She Lovely,’ and his daughter’s name was Aisha, so he says her name in the song, and my dad fell in love with it.
Ayesha’s paternal grandfather was Richard Allen Alexander (the son of Joe Alexander and Carrie Tate). Richard was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was African-American.
Ayesha has stated that her maternal grandfather was Chinese.
Ayesha’s maternal grandmother is named Gwen.