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HOLLYWOOD, CA. – DEC 7: (L-R) Lamia, Bianca Hunter, Dendrie Taylor, Melissa McMeekin, & Erica McDermott arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of The Fighter at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Dec. 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Photo Works /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jenna R. Lamia
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 2, 1975
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, German, Sicilian Italian
Jenna Lamia is an American actress, writer, and audiobook narrator. She developed, and is the showrunner of, the series The Perfect Couple . She was also a writer for the show, as well as for 90210 , which she was also executive story editor of; Awkward. , Good Girls , and Resident Alien . She also wrote the film My Best Friend’s Exorcism . She co-starred on Awkward. and Resident Alien , as well as on the shows Oz and Legend Quest , and in the film The Fighter (2010).
Jenna’s paternal grandfather was Vincent Robert Lamia (the son of Vincent Robert Lamia and Maria Magdalena Dominica Fabacher). Jenna’s grandfather Vincent was born in New Jersey. Jenna’s great-grandfather Vincent was born in Louisiana, the son of Gasparo/Gaspare Lamia, who was from Marsala, Trapani, Sicily, Italy; and of Maria G. Ferrara/Farrara. Jenna’s great-grandmother Maria Magdalena was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Franciscus Josephus Fabacher, who was German; and of Magdalena Frey, who was from Alsace-Lorraine, France, and was of German descent.
Jenna’s paternal grandmother was Maureen Green (the daughter of Thomas Halley Green and Helen Isabel Glass). Maureen was born in Missouri. Thomas was born in Missouri, the son of James Aloysius Green and Christine Able McDonald. Helen was born in Missouri.
Jenna’s maternal grandfather was Chester Woodbury Brown (the son of Norman Ewdin Brown and Marion Bertha Gilbert). Chester was born in Massachusetts. Norman was born in New Hampshire, the son of Horace O. Brown and Lillian Grey. Marion was born in Maine, the daughter of George Albert Gilbert and Maud Augusta Foster.
Jenna’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Antoinette “Toni” Bates (the daughter of Clarence A. Bates and Edith Amanda Butler). Dorothy was born in Maine. Clarence was born in Maine, the son of Arthur S. Bates and Nettie Maria Lowe. Edith was born in Maine, the daughter of Henry Franklin Butler and Vesta Adelia Jewett.
Sources: Obituary of Jenna’s paternal grandfather, Vincent Robert Lamia – http://findagrave.com
Obituary of Jenna’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Antoinette “Toni” Bates – http://familysearch.org