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09/17/2019 – Soles – “Candy Corn” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sushi / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Pamela Jayne Hardon
Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Germany
Date of Birth: 17 July, 1950
Ethnicity: * father – Dutch * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
P. J. Soles is an American actress. Her roles include the films Carrie (1976), Our Winning Season , Halloween (1978), Old Boyfriends , Breaking Away , Rock ‘n’ Roll High School , Private Benjamin , Stripes , Listen to the City , Innocent Prey , Sweet Dreams (1985), Alienator , The Power Within , Uncle Sam , Little Bigfoot , Jawbreaker , The Devil’s Rejects , The Tooth Fairy , Alone in the Dark II , The Butterfly Room , Candy Corn , and Hanukkah (2019); and the made-for-tv movies The Boy in the Plastic Bubble , The Possessed , Zuma Beach , The Other Woman , and Out There .
Her father, Cornelis, was Dutch, from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Her mother, Nancy, was American, from New Jersey, and was Jewish.
She has two children with her former husband, pilot Skip Holm. Her surname is from her first husband, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Steven Soles.
P. J.’s paternal grandfather was Cornelis Johannes George Hardon (the son of Cornelis Johannes Hardon and Anna Catharina de Boer). P. J.’s grandfather Cornelis was born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland. P. J.’s great-grandfather Cornelis was the son of Hendrik Jan Hardon and Clasina Maria Muller. Anna was the daughter of Christiaan Johannes de Boer and Josephine Marton Grèbe.
P. J.’s paternal grandmother was Christina van Dongen (the daughter of Hugo Cornelis van Dongen and Cornelia van Zwol). Christina was born in ‘s-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland. Hugo was the son of Adam van Dongen and Maria Sanderina de Mey. Cornelia was the daughter of Cornelis van Zwol and Adriana Zethoven.
P. J.’s maternal grandfather was named Benjamin Seiden (the son of Hayim Seiden and Sari). Benjamin was an Austrian Jewish immigrant.
P. J.’s maternal grandmother was named Jennie Wides (the daughter of David Wides and Yetta). Jennie was a Jewish emigrant from Kaunas/Kouno, Lithuania. David was the son of Shmuyla Yankel Vides and Chana.
Sources: https://thenaturalaristocrat.com
Genealogies of P. J.’s paternal grandparents, Cornelis Johannes George Hardon and Christina van Dongen – https://rotterdam.voorouder.nl
Marriage record of P. J.’s paternal great-grandparents, Hugo Cornelis van Dongen and Cornelia van Zwol – https://www.openarch.nl
Genealogy of P. J. Soles (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com