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LOS ANGELES – AUG 04: Mattfeld arrives for the CW’s Summer TCA All Star Party on August 04, 2019 in Beverly Hills, CA, DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Perry Frances Garcia Mattfeld
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 29, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – German, English, distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish * mother – Mexican
Perry Mattfeld is an American actress and producer. She starred as Murphy Mason, the lead role, on the show In the Dark . Her character is a blind woman. Her roles also include the films Who Invited Them , Mending the Line , A Little White Lie , and The Idea of You , and the shows Wizards of Waverly Place , 4th and Forever , Shameless , Carrier , Long Bright River , and Chad Powers . She is 5′10″.
She has stated , “My Mom is Hispanic, my Dad is just a big, tall white dude.” Perry was raised in Long Beach, California. She is married to professional football player and color analyst Mark Sanchez , with whom she has two children.
Perry’s paternal grandfather was Kenneth Frederick Mattfeld (the son of Johann Friederich/Frederick Ludwig Mattfeld and Meta Catherine Ranken). Kenneth was born in New York. Johann and Catherine were also born in New York, both of them to German parents. Meta was the daughter of Doris M.
Perry’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Ann/Anne Wright (the daughter of Hamilton Mercer Wright, Jr. and Frances Gardner Purdy). Elizabeth was born in New Jersey. Hamilton was born in California, the son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Cora Elizabeth Pease. Frances was born in New York, the daughter of George Ditmara Purdy and Margaret C., who were from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Her maternal grandparents, who were Mexican, were in vaudeville. Her great-grandfather Felix played piano. Her great-grandmother Loreto was a singer and dancer.
Sources: https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com
Perry’s paternal grandfather, Kenneth Frederick Mattfeld, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Perry’s paternal grandfather, Kenneth Frederick Mattfeld – https://www.legacy.com
Perry’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Ann/Anne Wright, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org