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Warren in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 16, 1946
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, likely some Sephardi Jewish
Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in television’s Cinderella (1965), Mission: Impossible , ’79 Park Avenue , and Family of Spies , and the films The Happiest Millionaire , The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band ; Harry and Walter Go to New York , Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr , Victor/Victoria , A Night in Heaven , Choose , Songwriter (1984), Clue , Buglar , Cop , Pure Country , The Limey , Twin Falls Idaho , Secretary , and Echo Boomers .
Lesley is the daughter of Carol Margot Dorothea (Verblow), a singer, and William C. Warren, a real estate agent. Lesley is of mostly Russian Jewish/Ukrainian Jewish/Belarusian Jewish descent, along with a Bulgarian Jewish great-grandfather. Her father was born in New York. Her mother was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
Lesley is married to Ronald Taft. She has a son with her former husband, film producer Jon Peters.
Lesley’s paternal grandfather was Moshe/Morris Woronoff (the son of Israel Woronoff and Sophia/Sheindel/Sophie Jenny Kuritz). Morris was born in Kalnibolot, Kherson, Ukraine. Israel was the son of Yechezkel/Haskel Woranoff/Voronov, who was born in Varna, Varna, Bulgaria, and thus may have been a Sephardi Jew; and of Chaya Leah/Chaileh Fertman, who was born in Talna, Cherkasy, Ukraine. Sophia was the daughter of Isaac Itzig Kuritz and Leah.
Lesley’s paternal grandmother was named Lillian Libby/Lillie/Liba Waldman (the daughter of Harris/Harry/Hersch Waldman and Mary/Malke). Lillian was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Lesley’s maternal grandfather was Isadore Irving E. Verblowsky/Verblow/Verblou (the son of Lewis Verblowsky and Harriett Edith Shoroski). Isadore was born in England, to Russian Jewish parents. Lewis was the son of Barnette/Barnett Verblowsky and Millie.
Lesley’s maternal grandmother was named Kathleen Hankin. Kathleen was born in Mogilev, Russian Empire, now Belarus.
Warren in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com
Lesley’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Lesley’s paternal grandparents, Moshe/Morris Woronoff and Lillian Libby/Lillie/Liba Waldman – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Lesley’s paternal grandfather, Moshe/Morris Woronoff, to Elizabeth Gordon – https://www.familysearch.org