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Kirke in 2014, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Jemima Jo M. Kirke
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 April, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – English, Scottish * mother – Jewish [including Iraqi Jewish]
Jemima Kirke is a British-born actress, artist, and director. Her roles include the shows Girls , Maniac , Sex Education , and Conversations with Friends , and the films Tiny Furniture , Untogether , and All These Small Moments .
She is the daughter of Lorraine (Dellal), who owns vintage boutique Geminola, and musician Simon Kirke. Her father has English and Scottish ancestry. Her mother is Jewish, of Israeli and Iraqi Jewish descent.
She is the sister of singer, songwriter, and doula Domino Kirke and actress, singer, and songwriter Lola Kirke . Model Alice Dellal and art dealer and businessperson Alexander/Alex Dellal are her cousins. Her maternal grandfather was property investor Jack Dellal.
She has two children with her former husband, lawyer Michael Mosberg; Michael is also Jewish.
Jemima’s paternal grandfather was Vivian Percy Ughtred Kirke (the son of Percy St George Kirke and Alice Gertrude Gibson-Craig). Vivian was born in Pancras, London, England. Jemima’s great-grandfather Percy was the son of St. George Mervyn Kirke and Sarah Elizabeth Werge Howey. Alice was born in Riccarton, Midlothian, Scotland, the daughter of James Henry Gibson-Craig, 3rd Bart of Riccarton, and of Julia Buchanan.
Jemima’s paternal grandmother is named Olive May Pollard.
Jemima’s maternal grandfather was Jack Dellal (the son of Salomon/Selman Dellal and Charlotte Salha Shashoua/Shashona). Jack was born in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, to Iraqi Jewish parents, who were born in Baghdad. Salomon was the son of Aboudi Dellal and Emy Rahma Elbeg. Charlotte was the daughter of Jacob Shashoua and Aziza Badnani.
Jemima’s maternal grandmother was named Zehava Helmer. Zehava was an Israeli Jew, and may be of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Jemima Kirke – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jemima’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Jemima’s maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal – http://www.farhi.org
Obituary of Jemima’s maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal – https://www.theguardian.com