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Amurri in 2013, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Eva Maria Olivia Amurri
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 15, 1985
Ethnicity: three quarters Italian [including Sicilian], as well as English, German, Irish, and Welsh
Eva Amurri, also credited as Eva Amurri Martino, is an American actress. Her roles include the films Dead Man Walking , Made-Up , The Banger Sisters , Saved! (2004), The Education of Charlie Banks , The Life Before Her Eyes , New York, I Love You ; Middle of Nowhere , That’s My Boy (2012), AmeriQua , and Mothers and Daughters ; and the series Californication , How I Met Your Mother , Mercy , New Girl , The Mindy Project , Undateable , The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe , and Monarch .
Eva is the daughter of Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress and activist Susan Sarandon . Her half-brothers are filmmaker Jack Henry Robbins and actor and musician Miles Robbins . Eva’s maternal grandfather had English, German, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Eva’s maternal grandmother’s ancestry is Italian, including Sicilian.
Eva is married to chef Ian Hock. She has three children with her former husband, professional soccer player and sportscaster Kyle Martino.
Eva’s paternal grandfather was named Antonio Amurri. Antonio was born in Ancona in Italy.
Eva’s maternal grandfather was Phillip Leslie Tomalin (the son of William Arthur Tomalin III and Alberta Agnes Boehner). Phillip was born in New Jersey, and was an advertising executive, television producer, and nightclub singer. William was born in New Jersey, to English parents, William Arthur Tomalin, Jr., who was born in Hackney, London, Middlesex; and Susanna Beams, who was born in Andover, Hampshire. The Tomalin family line originates in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Eva’s great-grandmother Alberta was born in New Jersey, the daughter of George Albert Boehner, who was German; and of Winfred Lavina Hanily, who was born in New Jersey, to Irish parents.
Eva’s maternal grandmother was Leonora Marie Criscione (the daughter of Giovanni/Giuseppe/Joseph Vincenzo/Vincent Criscione and Anita Evelyn/Evilyn Rigali). Giovanni was born in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, the son of Angelo Criscione and Salvatria/Salvatrice Cicetra/Licitra. Eva’s great-grandmother Anita was born in New York, the daughter of Italian emigrants, from Coreglia, Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Mansueto Rigali and Angelina Bonturi.
Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk https://mobile.twitter.com
Notes on Eva’s mother’s ancestry, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, at The Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Genealogy of Eva Amurri – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Eva’s mother – http://www.wikitree.com
Gravestones of Eva’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Angelo Criscione and Salvatria/Salvatrice Cicetra/Licitra – https://3.bp.blogspot.com