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Langton at the Los Angeles Premiere of “Transformers.” Mann’s Village Theater, Los Angeles, CA. 06-27-07, s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 27, 1970
Ethnicity: English, along with one eighth Swedish, Scottish, Irish, some German, more distant Dutch, and Swiss-German
Brooke Langton is an American actress. Her roles include the shows Extreme , The Single Guy , Melrose Place , The Net , Fling , Friday Night Lights , Life , and The Last Ship ; the made-for-tv movies Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue and Eye of the Stalker ; and the films Listen , Swingers (1996), Reach the Rock , Playing Mona Lisa , The Replacements , Kiss the Bride , The Benchwarmers , Beautiful Dreamers , Primeval (2007), Chilly Christmas , The Debt (2016), Saving Christmas , and Shifting Gears .
Brooke’s paternal grandfather was Claude Maurice Langton (the son of James Henry Langton and Pearl Adele Bennett). Claude was born in North Dakota. James was the son of Cpt. Michael Langton, an emigrant from Ireland, who possibly was Protestant; and of Mary Jane Houts. Brooke’s great-grandmother Pearl was the daughter of Sidney Bennett and Lovina Ruth Young, and had deep lines in the U.S.
Brooke’s paternal grandmother was Irma Reid Pettus (the daughter of Jackson Bayne Pettus and Verna Love Hardy). Irma was born in Chase City, Virginia, and had deep American roots. Jackson was the son of Lucius Mason Pettus and Jane Elizabeth Scott. Verna was the daughter of Orlando Love Hardy and Mary Elizabeth Love.
Brooke’s maternal grandfather was Lt. Stephen Bur Cummings (the son of Wilbur Sheridan Cummings and Julia Anna Kristina Holmberg). Stephen was born in Miller, South Dakota. Wilbur was the son of Charles Morrison Cummings and Isabelle Catherine Dow, and had deep roots in the U.S. Julia was Swedish, from Stockholm, the daughter of Johan Samuelsson Holmberg and Emilia M. Lundquist.
Brooke’s maternal grandmother was Gwendolyn Mae Catterton (the daughter of Charles Marion Catterton and Roberta Brubeck). Gwendolyn was born in Lawrence, Illinois, and had deep American roots. Charles was the son of James Travis Catterton and Eliza Ann Henry. Brooke’s great-grandmother Roberta was the daughter of William Harrison Brubeck and Mattie White.