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Donovan at the 11th Annual Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters. Private Location, Long Beach, CA. 08-29-09, s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Lisa Adaline Donovan
Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 3, 1971
Ethnicity: Irish, German [including Swiss-German], English, more distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Elisa Donovan is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the shows Blossom , Beverly Hills, 90210 ; Clueless , Jack & Jill , Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ; Judging Amy , and In Gayle We Trust , in the films Clueless , A Night at the Roxbury , Loving Jezebel , Wolves of Wall Street , Kiss Me Again , and MDMA ; and in the made-for-tv movies Justice League of America (1997), The Dog Who Saved Christmas , and its sequels; and A Golden Christmas .
She is married to Charlie Bigelow, with whom she has a daughter.
Elisa’s paternal grandfather was John Charles Donovan (the son of John F. Donovan and Genevieve Burns). Elisa’s grandfather John was born in Albany, New York. Elisa’s great-grandfather John was born in Albany, the son of John C. Donovan, who was of Irish descent, and of Sarah Stiles, whose parents were also Irish, and who had roots in County Wicklow. Elisa’s great-grandmother Genevieve was born in New York.
Elisa’s paternal grandmother was Jane Rosetta Bader (the daughter of Anthony J. Bader and Clarissa Palmer). Jane was born in Albany, New York. Anthony was born in Pennsylvania, to German parents, Anthony J. Bader, from Württemberg, and Theresa Steinhart, from Bavaria. Elisa’s great-grandmother Clarissa was born in Albany, the daughter of an English father, Charles G. Palmer, and of a mother Charlotte O. Delamare, who was born in Canada, to Irish parents.
Elisa’s maternal grandfather was Earle Joseph Hino (the son of Charles A. Hino and Mary Margaret Leary). Earle was born in Buffalo, New York. Charles was the son of German parents, Peter Hino and Magdalen Sickner. Mary Margaret was the daughter of Irish parents, Timothy Leary and Julia.
Elisa’s maternal grandmother was Adeline M. Moore (the daughter of Lemon Garfield Moore and Charlotte Frances Ott). Adeline was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and had deep roots in the U.S. Lemon was the son of George Washington Moore and Mary Jane Yoder. Charlotte was the daughter of William Ott and Susanna Sharp.
Source: Genealogy of Elisa’s father – https://www.familysearch.org