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Pifko in 2020, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: March 15, 1976
Ethnicity: * father – Polish, French-Canadian * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Cara Pifko is a Canadian actress and voice actress. Her roles include the films Ordinary Magic , The Possession of Michael King , Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , and Ready Player One ; the series The Elephant Show , Are You Afraid of the Dark? , Road to Avonlea , Angela Anaconda , Sailor Moon , Our Hero , Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows , Human Cargo , This Is Wonderland , Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends , Heartland , General Hospital , Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Monday Mornings , Better Call Saul , and The Fosters ; and the made-for-tv movies Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story and I Me Wed .
Her brother is actor, comedian, singer, and voice actor Andrew Pifko. She is married to actor Gareth Bennett, with whom she has two children.
Cara’s paternal grandfather was Paul Pifko/Pifka/Piwko (who likely was the son of Andreas “Andrew” Pifko/Pifka/Piwko and Anna Kzremien). Paul was born in Saskatchewan. Andreas was born in Cieszyn, Austria, now Poland. Anna was born in Cieszyn, the daughter of Jeny Krzemien and Maria Bobek.
Cara’s paternal grandmother was named Rita Proteau.
Cara’s maternal grandfather was named Muni Taub.
Cara’s maternal grandmother was named Sadie.
Sources: Obituary of Cara’s paternal grandmother, Rita (Proteau) Pifko – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Cara’s maternal grandmother, Sadie Taub – http://legacy.com