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Baird in 2009, photo by s_bukley /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Diora Lynn Baird
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 6, 1983
Ethnicity: German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Scottish
Diora Baird is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Accepted (2006), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning , Brain Blockers , My Best Friend’s Girl , Night of the Demons (2009), Stan Helsing , Hot Tub Time Machine , 30 Days of Night: Dark Days , Last Call , Transit (2012), and The Virtuoso (2021); and the series Big Day , The Loop , Shameless , Angel from Hell , and Cobra Kai .
Diora’s mother was also a model. She moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was seventeen, for acting. She has two children, including one with her former husband, actor Jonathan Togo .
Diora’s paternal grandfather was William Ernest Baird, Jr. (the son of William Ernest Baird, Sr. and Evalyn Jeannette Howard). Diora’s grandfather William was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. Diora’s great-grandfather William was born in Madison Township, Perry, Ohio, the son of Calvin Baird, whose paternal grandmother was born in Ireland, and whose maternal grandfather was from Tyrone, Ireland; and of Mary Emelie Rutledge, who was of mostly English descent, with deep roots in the U.S. Diora’s great-grandmother Evalyn was born in Michigan, the daughter of Francis Wayland Howard and Martha Maria Mosher, both with deep roots in the U.S., and mostly of English descent.
Diora’s paternal grandmother was Isabel Irene Kidd (the daughter of John Hugh Kidd and Sophia Ida Blakely). Isabel was born in Mars, Butler, Pennsylvania. John was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Robert Kidd, whose grandparents were all from Ireland, his father’s side from Ulster, and his mother’s from Ulster and Munster, respectively; and of Rosanna Douthett. Diora’s great-grandmother Sophia was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of William John Blakeley, who had Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry; and of Louisa Gelbach, whose father was German, from Bavaria; and whose mother was from Pfalzweyer, Bas-Rhin, Alsace.
Diora’s maternal grandfather likely was Ernest Karl Boost (the son of Raymond Carl Boost and Thelma Christine Steiger). Ernest was born in Swanton, Fulton, Ohio. Raymond was born in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, the son of Andrew Carl Boost, whose father, and maternal grandmother, were German; and of Bessie May Craighead. Thelma was born in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, the daughter of John E. Steiger, whose parents were German; and of Margaret Bell “Maggie” Freeh, whose father was German, and whose maternal grandparents were Irish.
Diora’s maternal grandmother likely was Donetta Pearl Baxter (the daughter of Donald Lauren Baxter and Zelba Guylette Fisher). Donetta was born in Lima, Allen, Ohio. Donald was born in Elida, Allen, the daughter of Charles Lincoln Baxter and Estella Mary Bechtol. Zelba was born in Lima, the daughte rof Curtis Charles Fisher and Sarah Elizabeth Wyant.
Source: Obituary of Diora’s paternal grandmother, Isabel Irene (Kidd) Baird – https://www.legacy.com