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LOS ANGELES – SEP 28: Gabor at the 5th Annual FreezeHD Gala at the Avalon Hollywood on September 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick /bigstock.com
Place of Birth: U.S.
Date of Birth: October 23, 1996
Ethnicity: * father – Hungarian * mother – English, German
Jess Gabor is an American actress. Her roles include the films Run Sweetheart Run , The Machine (2023), and Christy (2025), and the show Three Women . She has also been billed as Jessica Gabor.
Jess has stated that she is distantly related to Hungarian-American actress Zsa Zsa Gábor . It is not clear if this is accurate. Jess’ recent Hungarian ancestors were Christian, while Zsa Zsa’s family was of Jewish origin.
Jess’ paternal grandfather was named Michael/Mihály Joseph Gábor. Michael was Hungarian, and left the country in 1948.
Jess’ paternal grandmother was named Margaret Toth. Margaret was likely of Hungarian descent.
Jess’ maternal grandfather was George Marsh Roach (the son of George Marsh Roach and Lura Boyd Baldwin). George was the son of George Donald Roach and Grace Robinson Marsh. Lura was the daughter of Evan J. Baldwin and Gertrude Elizabeth Brose, who was German, and possibly had a Polish mother.
Jess’ maternal grandmother was Dolores Norene Locke (the daughter of Floyd Richard Locke and Birdie Norene Haindel). Floyd was the son of John Alexander Locke and Alice Gould, whose father was Canadian. Birdie was the daughter of William Calvin Haindel and Ellen Serilda Clemens.
Sources: Obituary of Jess’ paternal grandfather, Michael/Mihály Joseph Gábor – https://sv.findagrave.com
Jess’ maternal great-great-grandmother, Gertrude Elizabeth Brose, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org