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Powell at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Raising Helen’ held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA on May 26, 2004. Starfrenzy /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Würzburg, Bavaria, West Germany (now Germany)
Date of Birth: 4 March, 1972
Ethnicity: English, some German, smaller amounts of Scottish and Irish, more distant Welsh, Swedish, French, and Dutch
Brittney Powell is a German-American actress and model. Her roles include the films Airborne (1993), The Unborn 2 , Dragonworld , and Fled (1996); the shows California Dreams , Weird Science , High Sierra Search and Rescue , Tarzan: The Epic Adventures , Pacific Palisades , Beverly Hills, 90210 ; Pensacola: Wings of Gold , Xena: Warrior Princess , Titans , General Hospital , Girlfriends , Phil of the Future , and Safety Geeks:SVI ; and the title role in the music video for “Stacy’s Mom.” She has also been billed as Brittney Rache.
She has a son, actor Tyson O’Bannon, with her former husband Kevin O’Bannon.
Brittney’s paternal grandfather was Roy James Powell (the son of Marvin William Powell and Martha Music). Roy was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and had deep American roots. Marvin was the son of James Washington Powell and Rachael Bush.
Brittney’s paternal grandmother was Jewell Marie Hubbard (the daughter of Elmer Hubbard and Ruby Irene Fairchild). Jewell was born in Willow, Oklahoma, and had deep lines in the U.S. Elmer was the son of Charles Columbus Hubbard and Mary Elizabeth Pipes. Ruby was the daughter of Roy Clinton Fairchild and Hannah Ida Henderson.
Brittney’s maternal grandfather was Bernie Claude Wallis (the son of Arthur Estill Wallis and Lula Maude Hayes). Bernie was born in Jasper, Missouri, and had deep American roots. Arthur was the son of Pvt. David James Wallis and Sarah Caroline Newton. Lula was the daughter of William H. Hayes and Sarah Bernettie Adkisson.
Brittney’s maternal grandmother was Rosealia Elnora Coots (the daughter of Clyde John Coots and Rose Berger). Rosealia was born in Pittsburg, Kansas. Clyde was the son of David W. Coots/Kutz and Margaret Ann Cullom, and had deep roots in the U.S. Rose was the daughter of German immigrants, William Berger and Pauline Meithman.