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Date of Birth: 2003
Ethnicity: English, one quarter African-American, Russian, Polish, German, Irish, Welsh, 1/64th Turkish or Greek
Lana Rockwell is an American actress. Her roles include the film Concessions .
She is the daughter of actress, comedian, and model Karyn Parsons and director, producer, and screenwriter Alexandre Rockwell. Her brother is actor Nico Rockwell.
Lana’s paternal grandfather was Paul Standish Rockwell (the son of Charles Bristed Rockwell and Eleanor Barrow Benson). Paul was born in Rhode Island, of English descent. Charles was the son of Charles Bristed Rockwell and Martha Briggs Skerry. Eleanor was the daughter of Nelson Henry Benson and Mary Abby Hoard.
Lana’s paternal grandmother was Svetlana Ludmila Alexeieff (the daughter of Alexandre Alexandrovitch Alexeieff and Alexandra Alexandrovna Grinevsky/Grinevskya). Svetlana, a painter, was born in France. Alexandre was an artist, filmmaker, and illustrator, who is known for inventing the pinscreen. He was born in Kazan, Russia, and was the son of Alexei Alexeieff. Alexandra was an actress and artist, who was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, of at least half Polish descent, from her own mother’s side.
Lana’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth Butte Parsons (the son of Edward Leroy Parsons and Hazel Mae Owen). A picture of Kenneth can be seen here . Edward was born in Crete, Nebraska, the son of Edward Parsons and Sara Kerst, whose own parents were from Hesse, Germany. Lana’s great-grandmother Hazel was born in Livingston, Montana, the daughter of Ansel Erastus Owen and Augusta Elisabeth McLaughlin. Augusta’s maternal grandfather, Antony Benjamin, was evidently born in Istanbul, Turkey, and may have been of Greek descent.
Lana’s maternal grandmother was Louise Hankerson (the daughter of Willie Hankerson ad Lucile Turno). Louise was African-American. Lucile was born in South Carolina, the daughter of Cyrus Turno and Lizzie Bradley.
Sources: Obituary of Lana’s paternal grandmother, Svetlana Ludmila (Alexeieff) Rockwell – https://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Lana’s maternal grandparents, Kenneth B. Parsons and Louise Hankerson – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Lana’s maternal grandparents, Kenneth B. Parsons and Louise Hankerson – https://www.familysearch.org