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Birth Name: Pamela Colleen Springsteen
Place of Birth: Freehold Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 8, 1962
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, small amount of Dutch * mother – Italian/Sicilian
Pamela Springsteen is an American actress and photographer. She is known for starring as serial killer Angela Baker in the Sleepaway Camp sequels, Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland , and for her roles in the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High , Reckless (1984), Modern Girls , and Fast Food (1989).
Pamela is the daughter of Adele Ann (Zerilli) and Douglas Frederick Springsteen. Her father was of at least three quarters Irish ancestry, and also had Dutch heritage. Some of her Irish ancestors were from Rathangan, County Kildare. Her mother was of Italian/Sicilian ancestry. Her brother is singer, songwriter, guitarist, and humanitarian activist Bruce Springsteen .
She is married to television and film director, screenwriter, and producer Bobby Roth, with whom she has a daughter.
Her niece, Bruce’s daughter, is Olympic equestrian Jessica Springsteen.
Pamela’s patrilineal line can be traced to Casper Springsteen, who was born, c. 1620, in Groningen, Netherlands, and to his wife, Geertje “Catherine” Jans.
Pamela’s paternal grandfather was Frederick H. “Fred” Springsteen (the son of Anthony Springsteen and Martha Ann O’Hagan). Frederick was born in New Jersey, to parents who were also born in the state. Anthony was the son of Alexander A. Springsteen and Harriet McGinty Smith. Martha was the daughter of Irish parents, William O’Hagan/O’Hagen and Mary McCann.
Pamela’s paternal grandmother was Alice Helena McNicholl/McNicholas/MacNichols (the daughter of John NcNicholas and Jane “Jennie” Farrell). Alice was born in New Jersey. John was the son of Irish parents, Richard McNicholas and Annie Sullivan. Jane was also of Irish descent, and was the daughter of Patrick Farrell and Ann Garrity/Gerrity, who had roots in County Kildare.
Pamela’s maternal grandfather was Antonio A. “Anthony” Zerilli (the son of Raffaele/Raffaela Zerilli and Raffaella Aiello). Antonio, a lawyer, was born in Vico Equense, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy. Raffaele was the son of Andrea Zerilli (1827-1901), who was born in Palma di Montechiaro, Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. In 1852, Andrea married Pamela’s great-great-grandmother Rosa Veniero (1831-1912).
Pamela’s maternal grandmother was named Adelina/Adele Sorrentino. Adelina was Italian.
Sources: Genealogies of Pamela Springsteen – http://www.wargs.com http://www.angelfire.com https://www.geni.com
Article about Pamela’s Irish ancestry, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – http://irishamerica.com
Genealogy of Pamela Springsteen (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Pamela’s father – http://www.findagrave.com
Pamela’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pamela’s paternal grandfather, Frederick H. “Fred” Springsteen, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Pamela’s paternal great-grandparents, Anthony Springsteen and Martha Ann O’Hagan – https://familysearch.org
Pamela’s paternal great-grandfather, Anthony Springsteen, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pamela’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
New York passenger arrival record of Pamela’s maternal great-grandfather, Raffaele/Raffaela Zerilli – https://familysearch.org
Some of Pamela’s family history – https://pinkcadillacmusic.wordpress.com https://pinkcadillacmusic.wordpress.com