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Murphy in 2016, photo by vonora /bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Corona, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 7, c. 1958/59
Ethnicity: Irish, French, German, Czech
Donna Murphy is an accomplished American stage and film actress, and singer. She is particularly known for her voice role, Mother Gothel, in Disney’s animated film Tangled .
She was married to actor and singer Shawn Elliott, until his death. The couple has a daughter.
Donna’s paternal grandfather was Martin H. Murphy (the son of Patrick J. Murphy and Anna A. Hickey).
Donna’s paternal grandmother was named Agnes Dietz (the daughter of Charles Dietz and Agnes).