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Howey in 2019, photo by DFree/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brianne Nicole Howey
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 24, 1989
Ethnicity: English, German, Polish, Irish, Scottish, one eighth Swedish, distant French-Canadian
Brianne Howey is an American actress. She is known for starring as Georgia Miller on the show Ginny & Georgia . Her roles also include the films Horrible Bosses 2 , XOXO , Time Trap , Little Bitches , Dear Santa , and Kinda Pregnant ; and the shows The Middle , Revenge , Red Scare , Criminal Minds , Twisted , Scream Queens , I Live with Models , The Exorcist , I’m Dying Up Here , The Passage , Batwoman , and Dollface .
Brianne was raised by a single mother. Her mother was of one half German, one quarter Polish, and one quarter Irish, descent. Brianne is married to lawyer Matt Ziering, with whom she has a daughter. She is a convert to Judaism, Matt’s faith.
Brianne’s paternal grandfather was Richard William Howey (the son of Richard William Howey and Mary Ann Campbell). Brianne’s grandfather Richard was born in California. Brianne’s great-grandfather Richard was the son of William Otto Howey and Hattie. Mary was the daughter of Arthur W. Campbell and Anna Margaret “Maggie” Miller.
Brianne’s paternal grandmother was Carleen Sue “Tudi” Magnuson (the daughter of Carl Stanley Magnuson and Mariam/Marian Augusta Chartier). Carleen was born in Los Angeles, California. Carl was the son of Charles John Magnuson and Hildur Frisendahl. Marian was the daughter of Fred Oswald Chartier and Ruth Marian Stewart.
Brianne’s maternal grandfather was Albert Braun, Jr. (the son of Albert Braun and Maria/Mary Hoffman). Brianne’s grandfather Albert was born in Iowa, to German parents, his father from Ochsenhof and his mother from Neumagen-Dhron, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Brianne’s maternal grandmother is Toni Antoniak (the daughter of Charles/Casmir Antoniak and Marguarita Ellen Kiernan). Toni was born in New York. Casmir was the son of Polish parents, John Antoniak, from Nowosiólki, Lubelskie, and Helen Zakielarz, from Gladysia. Marguarita was born in California, the daughter of Edward Thomas Kiernan, who was born in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland, to Irish parents, from Caran; and of Elizabeth Ann Harnett, who was born in Abbeyfeale, Limerick, Ireland.
Sources: Obituary of Brianne’s paternal grandfather, Richard William Howey – https://www.thebee.news
Obituary of Brianne’s paternal grandmother, Carleen Sue “Tudi” (Magnuson) Howey – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Brianne’s mother – https://www.latimes.com