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Robertson in 2019, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Azhy N. Robertson
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. ( possibly )
Date of Birth: January 9, 2010
Ethnicity: * paternal grandfather – Scottish, English * paternal grandmother – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Kurdish
Azhy Robertson is an American actor. His roles include the films Juliet, Naked ; After the Wedding (2019), Marriage Story , and Come Play , and the series The Plot Against America , Gossip Girl , and Invasion . In The Plot Against America , his character is Jewish, a stand-in for writer Philip Roth.
Azhy’s father was born to a father with Scottish and English heritage and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, and was likely raised Jewish.
Azhy’s mother is Kurdish.
His mother Shok has written :
I made it to the U.S. from Iraq by way of Kuwait, Iran, and Turkey at age 22. My family are Kurdish survivors of the Gulf War uprisings and the retaliation that followed. After lawyers’ fees, being refused, my case getting reopened, and a lot of heartache, I received my refugee status in the U.S…. I studied, worked for major corporations, and eventually went back to the Middle East and Afghanistan to work in humanitarian aid with U.S. agencies. When I became a naturalized citizen in 2001, I finally reached freedom. Eventually I settled in New York…
I made it to the U.S. from Iraq by way of Kuwait, Iran, and Turkey at age 22. My family are Kurdish survivors of the Gulf War uprisings and the retaliation that followed. After lawyers’ fees, being refused, my case getting reopened, and a lot of heartache, I received my refugee status in the U.S…. I studied, worked for major corporations, and eventually went back to the Middle East and Afghanistan to work in humanitarian aid with U.S. agencies. When I became a naturalized citizen in 2001, I finally reached freedom. Eventually I settled in New York…
Azhy’s paternal grandfather was Terry Ray Robertson (the son of James Clay “Jimmie” Robertson and Ruth Marion Hudson). Terry was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. James was the son of James Oscar Robertson and Mable Florence Carson. Ruth was the daughter of Smith H. Hudson and Eugenia Wrayburn Henson.
Azhy’s paternal grandmother was born Marilyn Faye Marder (the daughter of Edward Marder and Edith Adeline Abrams). Marilyn was born in Massachusetts, of Russian Jewish descent, and is a practicing Jew. Edward was the son of Frank Marder and Mollie Rodman. Edith was the daughter of Joseph Abrams and Emma Parkarsky.
Azhy’s maternal grandfather is named Sardir Zewar.