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Birth Name: Mitzi Ann Martin
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 27, 1968
Ethnicity: Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, one quarter Icelandic, German, one eighth Bohemian Czech, English
Mitzi Martin as an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man , Dude, Where’s My Car? ; Joe Dirt , S1M0NE (2002), and The Island (2005); the video game No One Lives Forever ; and the music video for “Be Still My Beating Heart.”
She is married to rock musician Josh Todd.
Mitzi’s paternal grandfather was Ralph Lloyd Martin (the son of Harold Nelson Martin and Mary Agnes Swehla). Ralph was born in Malta, Montana. Harold was the son of John Alexander Martin and Jane “Jennie” Kincade, who were born in Ontario, Canada, both of them of Irish Protestant/Scottish descent. Mitzi’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of John A. Swehla, whose parents were Bohemian Czech immigrants; and of Anna Barta, who was also Bohemian Czech.
Mitzi’s paternal grandmother was Sigfinna Ingaldson (the daughter of Einar Ingaldson and Ingibjorg Gudrun Gudnadottir Olason). Sigfinna was born in Canada, to Icelandic immigrants. Ingibjorg was the daughter of Gudni Olason and Margrét Þórðardóttir.
Mitzi’s maternal grandfather was Walter Raymond Cowan (the son of John Alexander Cowan and Sarah Ann “Sadie” Asay). Walter was born in St. Helena, California. John was the son of Irish parents, from Tynan, County Armagh, Francis Cowan and Ann McCormack. Sarah was the daughter of William Pedrick Asay and Sarah Jane Fullmer, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Mitzi’s maternal grandmother was Elsie Iola Ebright (the daughter of Albert Henry Ebright Jr. and Ida May Wilhite). Elsie was born in Riverside, California. Albert was the son of German emigrants, from Hanover, Lower Saxony, Albert Henry Ebright and Joanna. Mitzi’s great-grandmother Ida was the daughter of William Lane Wilhite and Sarah Ann Short, and had deep American roots.