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Place of Birth: Manama, Bahrain
Date of Birth: 11 August, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – Sri Lankan Burgher, some Konkani [Goan] Indian * mother – Canadian, Chinese-Malaysian
Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She was Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2006. She works in the Bollywood film industry. Her roles include the films Aladin (2009), Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai , Housefull , Murder 2 , Housefull 2 , Race 2 , Ramaiya Vastavaiya , Kick (2014), Roy , Brothers (2015), Definition of Fear , Housefull 3 , Dishoom , A Flying Jatt , A Gentleman (2017), Judwaa 2 , Baaghi 2 , Race 3 , According to Matthew , Saaho , Drive (2019), Mrs. Serial Killer , Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai , Bhoot Police , Bachchhan Paandey , Attack: Part 1 , Vikrant Rona , Tell It Like a Woman , Ram Setu , Cirkus , Selfee , Kill ‘Em All 2 , Fateh , Raid 2 (2025), and Housefull 5 ; the show Hai Junoon! , and the music video for “Mud Mud Ke.”
Jacqueline was born in Manama, Bahrain. Her father, Elroy Fernandez, a musician, is a Sri Lankan Burgher, who moved to Bahrain to avoid the Sri Lankan civil war. Burghers are a local Eurasian ethnic group. Her mother, Kim, an air hostess, was born in Malaysia, to a Canadian father and a Chinese-Malaysian mother. Her paternal great-grandparents were from Goa, India. Jacqueline and her parents are pictured here . She is a cousin of journalist Frederica Jansz.
Jacqueline’s paternal grandfather was John Fernandez (the son of Salvador Manuel Fernandez and Mary Bridget Courtney). Salvador was the son of Salvador Fernandez and Jane. Mary was the daughter of James John Courtney.
Jacqueline’s paternal grandmother was named Muriel Blyth.
She has stated :
My dad is Sri Lankan and my mom is Malaysian. I was born and brought up in Bahrain and did my schooling there and university in Australia. My mom’s dad is Canadian and my great grandparents were from Goa in India. People in Sri Lanka with a European ancestry are called ‘Burghers’. So ctually I am a cocktail who looks quite Malay and am a ‘Burgher Sri Lankan’. My dad left Sri Lanka in the 80s as it was unsafe to live there because of the civil crisis… he moved to Bahrain where he fell in love with my mother, who was an airhostess at that time.
My dad is Sri Lankan and my mom is Malaysian. I was born and brought up in Bahrain and did my schooling there and university in Australia. My mom’s dad is Canadian and my great grandparents were from Goa in India. People in Sri Lanka with a European ancestry are called ‘Burghers’. So ctually I am a cocktail who looks quite Malay and am a ‘Burgher Sri Lankan’. My dad left Sri Lanka in the 80s as it was unsafe to live there because of the civil crisis… he moved to Bahrain where he fell in love with my mother, who was an airhostess at that time.
Sources: http://www.ft.lk https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Genealogy of Jacqueline’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org
Obituary of Jacqueline’s paternal grandmother, Muriel (Blyth) Fernandez – https://www.pressreader.com