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Lyons in 2012, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brooke Ashley Lyons
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: November 8, 1980
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, Italian * mother – Portuguese, Irish
Brooke Lyons is an American actress. Her roles include the shows DateaHuman.com , 2 Broke Girls , Jane by Design , iZombie , The Affair , Life Sentence , Magnum P.I. , Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector , Paradise City , and Reasonable Doubt , the films Protecting the King , Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins , Dark Reel , and Some Other Woman , the made-for-tv movies The American Mall and A Deadly Adoption , and the video game World of Final Fantasy .
She is the daughter of Penny, and plastic surgeon and author James R. Lyons. Brooke is married to film producer Max Osswald, with whom she has two children.
Brooke’s paternal grandfather likely was Daniel Anthony Lyons (the son of Daniel J. Lyons and Evangeline/Eva G. Bradley). Brooke’s grandfather Daniel was born in Connecticut. Brooke’s great-grandfather Daniel was born in Ireland, the son of John D. Lyons. Evangeline was born in Connecticut, the daughter of John Thomas Bradley, whose parents were from Ireland, and of Honora/Nora Casey, whose parents were also Irish.
Brooke’s paternal grandmother was Elena/Lena J. “Lee” DeFilippo (the daughter of Antonio DeFilippo/DiFilippo and Maria/Civita Ruggiero). Elena was born in Connecticut, to Italian parents.
Brooke’s maternal grandfather was named Lawrence P. Sousa (the son of José “Joseph” Sousa and Mary). Lawrence was born in Indiana. Joseph was born in Portugal. Mary was born in Massachusetts, to Portuguese parents.
Brooke’s maternal grandmother is named Rose Ann “Rosie.” Rose is said to be of Irish descent.
Source: Obituary of Brooke’s paternal grandmother, Elena/Lena J. “Lee” (DeFilippo) Lyons – http://nhregister.com
Brooke’s maternal grandfather, Lawrence P. Sousa, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Divorce record of Brooke’s maternal grandparents, Lawrence P. Sousa and Rose Ann “Rosie” – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Brooke’s maternal grandfather, Lawrence P. Sousa – https://findagrave.com