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Dudley in 2012, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 4, 1985
Ethnicity: Azorean Portuguese (3/16ths), Cornish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh
Olivia Taylor Dudley is an American actress. Her roles include the films Chillerama , Chernobyl Diaries , Dumbbells , The Barber (2014), Dude Bro Party Massacre III , The Vatican Tapes , Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , She Dies Tomorrow , Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls , and Touch Me (2025); and the series CSI: Miami , Uproxx Video , The Comedians , The Magicians , Aquarius , Nancy Drew , and 5 Second Films . She has also been billed as Olivia Dudley.
Olivia is married to director of photography Elie Smolkin.
Olivia’s paternal grandfather was Lawrence Kneeland Dudley (the son of Houston McWane Dudley and Sara Louise Kneeland). Lawrence was born in California. Houston was the son of Matthew Houston Dudley and Virginia Catherine Haymaker. Sara was the daughter of Otis Sylvester Kneeland and Margaret Belle Frame. Otis’ great-great-great-great-great-grandmother was possibly Native American; It is not clear if this has been verified/documented.
Olivia’s paternal grandmother was Carol Eva Terrell (the daughter of Carl Cooper Terrell and Alice Eva Symmes). Carol was born in California. Carl was the son of Joel Keener Terrell and Laura Viola Cooper. Olivia’s great-grandmother Alice was the daughter of Lewis Merrill Symmes and Maud Buttercup Francisco.
Olivia’s maternal grandfather was George Max Hoeschel (the son of Georg Paul Höschel, later George Paul Hoeschel, and Anna/Anne Minna Böttcher/Bottsher). Olivia’s grandfather George was born in New York, to parents from Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. Olivia’s great-grandfather Georg was the son of Frederick Höschel and Doris Luknad. Olivia’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of Otto Max Böttcher/Bottsher and Henriette Anna Minna Woigk.
Olivia’s maternal grandmother was Diana Martines (the daughter of John Dutra Martines and Rosa Felicia “Rose” Ruda). Diana was born in California. John was the son of Portuguese immigrants, Antoné Dutra Martines and Maria Josefina Carvão Nunes, both of Pico Island, Azores. Olivia’s great-grandmother Rosa was the daughter of Brazilian immigrant António Artur Pacheco Arruda, also known as Antoné Ruda, and of American-born Georgia May Calloway. António’s parents, Emanuel António Almeida Arruda and Maria Izabel Pacheco, were Portuguese immigrants, also from the Azores.
Sources: Marriage record of Olivia’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record fo Olivia’s paternal grandparents, Lawrence Kneeland Dudley and Carol Eva Terrell – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Olivia’s paternal grandfather, Lawrence Kneeland Dudley – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Olivia’s paternal grandfather, Lawrence Kneeland Dudley – http://santapaulatimes.com
Marriage record of Olivia’s paternal great-grandparents, Houston McWane Dudley and Sara Louise Kneeland – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Olivia’s paternal great-grandparents, Carl Cooper Terrell and Alice Eva Symmes – https://familysearch.org
Olivia’s maternal grandfather, George Max Hoeschel, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Olivia’s maternal great-grandparents, George Paul Hoeschel and Anna/Anne Minna Böttcher/Bottsher – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Olivia’s maternal grandmother, Diana Martines – https://familysearch.org