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Richardson at the premiere of “Entourage” Season Three. Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, CA. 04-05-07, s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 11, 1979
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Cajun French, other
Cameron Richardson is an American actress, model, and producer. Her roles include the films Frank McKlusky, C.I. ; National Lampoon’s Barely Legal , National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze , Supercross , Open Water 2: Adrift , Rise: Blood Hunter , Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Familiar Strangers , Women in Trouble , Hard Breakers , Hotel Noir , Holy Ghost People , 10.0 Earthquake , Get a Job , Hickok , and Dead Ant ; and the shows Cover Me , Skin , Point Pleasant , 12 Miles of Bad Road , Harper’s Island , Shameless , Murder in the First , and The Lottery .
She was partly raised in New Jersey. Cameron is married to French film and television director Louis Leterrier, with whom she has three children.
Cameron’s paternal grandfather likely was James Ellis Richardson (the son of Ellis Marion Richardson and Loine Brignac). James was born in Ascension, Louisiana. Ellis was born in Brittany, Ascension, the son of Joseph Alexander Richardson and Nancy Josephine Brown. Loine was born in Lake, Ascension, of Cajun French descent, the daughter of Paul Silvain/Sylvan Brignac and Eugénie Tureau.
Cameron’s paternal grandmother was named Eloise White.
Cameron’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Womack.
Sources: Genealogy of likely Cameron’s paternal grandfather, James Ellis Richardson – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Cameron’s paternal step-grandfather, Thomas W. Higginbotham – https://www.legacy.com