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Ziering in 2006, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Natalie J. Schieler
Place of Birth: Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 9, 1971
Ethnicity: Norwegian, German
Nikki Ziering is an American model and actress. She was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for September 1997, and appeared in the films Austin Powers in Goldmember , Serving Sara , American Wedding , National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers , and American High School .
She has Norwegian and German ancestry. Nikki converted to Judaism when marrying actor Ian Ziering . The two are now divorced.
Nikki has a daughter with her partner Rick Reynolds.
Nikki’s maternal grandfather was Lyle Granger Buttler (the son of Frank Haase and Delia Heyer).
Nikki’s maternal grandmother was Marilyn Grace Christopher (the daughter of Gerhard J. Christopher and Christoph Roti).
Source: http://www.jewishjournal.com