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Levy in 2011, image via kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jane Colburn Levy
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 29, 1989
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – English, more distant Irish and Scottish
Jane Levy is an American actress. Her roles include the films Nobody Walks , Fun Size , Evil Dead (2013), About Alex , Bang Bang Baby , Frank and Cindy , Don’t Breathe , Monster Trucks , I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore , Office Uprising , Pretenders (2018), A Little Prayer , The Toxic Avenger (2023), The Problem with People , and Atropia ; the shows Shameless , Suburgatory , There’s… Johnny! , Castle Rock , What/If , and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist ; and the made-for-tv movie Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas .
Jane was raised in San Anselmo, in northern California. She has a son with her partner, actor Thomas McDonell .
Jane’s paternal grandfather was Harry Levy (the son of Max Levy and Minnie Gelman). Harry was a pioneer of the public housing movement. He was the son of Jewish emigrants, from the Russian Empire. Max was the son of Lithuanian Jewish parents, Morris Levy, who was born in Kalwaria, Marijampoles; and Sarah Kirsknansky.
Jane’s paternal grandmother was Hilda Jonas (the daughter of Max Jonas and Ella Klein). Hilda was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Max was the son of Abram Jonas and Marion C. Waltzman. Ella was the daughter of Moses Klein and Bertha Benner.
Jane’s maternal grandfather was Charles Graham “Chuck” Tilbury (the son of Charles Edward Tilbury and Sheila Graham). Jane’s grandfather Charles was born in Los Angeles, California, to English parents, who moved to Los Angeles. Jane’s great-grandfather Charles was born in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, the son of Edward Tilbury and Esther Faulkner. Sheila was from Gravesend.
Jane’s maternal grandmother is Sally Louise Colburn (the daughter of Daniel Nelson Colburn and Ruby M. Henderson). Sally was born in Minnesota. Daniel was of English ancestry, the son of Norman Irving Colburn and Mary Augusta Pew. Ruby was the daughter of William Henderson, whose parents were born in Scotland and Ireland, respectively, and of Olive May Hildreth, whose parents were from Indiana.
Sources: https://www.ozy.com
Obituary of Jane’s paternal grandfather, Harry Levy – https://www.nytimes.com
Jane’s paternal grandmother, Hilda Jonas, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jane’s paternal grandmother, Hilda (Jonas) Levy – https://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Jane’s paternal great-grandparents, Max Jonas and Ella Klein – https://www.familysearch.org
Wedding record of Jane’s maternal grandparents, Charles Graham “Chuck” Tilbury and Sally Louise Colburn – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jane’s maternal great-grandmother, Sheila (Graham) Tilbury – http://www.pressdemocrat.com
Jane’s maternal grandmother, Sally Louise Colburn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jane’s maternal great-grandmother, Ruby M. Henderson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org