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LaNasa in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 1, 1966
Ethnicity: Cajun French, English, one eighth Italian Sicilian, 1/32 Spanish Catalan, Scottish, German, French-Canadian, more distant Scots-Irish/Northern, Swiss-German, and Irish
Katherine LaNasa is an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer. Her roles include the series The Pitt , as well as Three Sisters , NYPD Blue , The Guardian , Miss Match , Judging Amy , Two and a Half Men , Love Donkey , Justice , 12 Miles of Bad Road , Big Love , The Defenders , Longmire , Deception , Satisfaction , Devious Maids , Imposters , Dynasty , Future Man , Truth Be Told , Katy Keene , and Daredevil: Born Again ; and the films The Destiny of Marty Fine , The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson , Kiss & Tell , Schizopolis , Alfie (2004), The Lucky Ones (2008), Valentine’s Day (2010), Jayne Mansfield’s Car , The Campaign (2012), Buttwhistle , The Frozen Ground , The Squeeze (2015), and Love Is All You Need?
Katherine is married to actor Grant Show. She has a son, actor Henry Hopper, with her former husband, actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper ; and a daughter with Grant.
Katherine’s paternal grandfather was Dr. James Jack LaNasa, Sr. (the son of Giovanni/John Richard LaNasa and Edna Mitchell Font). James was born in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Giovanni was born in Cefalù, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, the son of Giacomo LaNasa/La Nasa, from Termini Imerese, also in Palermo; and of Maria Providenza Greco, from Cefalù. Katherine’s great-grandmother Edna was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Salvador Adrian Font, whose father was a Catalan Spanish emigrant, from San Felíu de Guixols, Gerona, and whose maternal grandfather was from La Plaine-sur-Mer, Pays de la Loire, France; and of Catherine Eliza “Katie/Kate” Mitchell.
Katherine’s paternal grandmother was Emalie French McNair (the daughter of Stephen Bertram McNair, Sr. and Katie Ruth French). Emalie was born in Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi. Stephen was born in Brookhaven, the son of Reuben/Rueben Watts McNair, whose paternal grandfather was from Argyll, Scotland; and of Margaret Emma Pearce/Pierce. Katherine’s great-grandmother Katie was born in Claiborne, Mississippi, the daughter of Eugene Brewster French, whose mother was from Weybridge, Addison, Vermont; and of Lelia/Leila Hulett/Hillsman Aby.
Katherine’s maternal grandfather was Sidney Lee Hardin (the son of Harry Simms Hardin and Katherine Sidney Lee Brousseau). Sidney was born in New Orleans, Orelans, Louisiana, and had partly deep roots in the U.S. Harry was born in New Orleans, the son of Jefferson Davis Hardin, whose mother was from Bristol, England; and of Virginia Thomas Simms. Katherine’s great-grandmother Katherine was born in New Orleans, the daughter of Andre Ringgold Brousseau, whose father was from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and of Mary Bradford White, whose paternal grandfather was from Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Katherine’s maternal grandmother was Jeanne Marie Freret (the daughter of Theophile Allain Freret and Marie Jeanne Françoise Lange). Katherine’s grandmother Jeanne was born in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, and was of Cajun French descent. Theophile was born in New Orleans, the son of James Freret and Aline Desiree Allain. Katherine’s great-grandmother Marie was born in New Orleans. Her father, Horatio Joseph Lange, had paternal grandparents from Bordeaux, France, and a maternal grandfather who was born on Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Marie’s mother, Katherine’s great-great-grandmother Marie Louise Aldige, had a paternal grandfather born in Bordeaux, a paternal grandmother born on Saint-Pierre, Martinique, and a maternal grandfather born on Torbeck, Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti.
Sources: Information about the LaNasa family – http://comunesofitaly.org
Genealogies of Katherine’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Salvador Adrian Font – https://www.findagrave.com http://www.sudsburg.com
Katherine’s paternal grandmother, Emalie French McNair, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Katherine’s paternal great-grandparents, Stephen Bertram McNair, Sr. and Katie Ruth French – http://www.findagrave.com