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O’Connor in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Evelyn Renee O’Connor
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 15, 1971
Ethnicity: English, as well as Irish, some Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and German, distant Portuguese and French
Renee O’Connor is an American actress, producer, and director. She is known for playing Gabrielle on the series Xena: Warrior Princess .
Renee is the daughter of Sandra and Walter O’Connor. She was raised mostly in Katy, Texas. She is married to Jed Sura. She has a son with her former husband, restaurateur Steve Muir; and a daughter with Jed.
Renee’s paternal grandfather was Harold Garland O’Connor (the son of Walter James O’Connor and Garnette Ida Lilly). Harold was born in Roanoke, Virginia. Walter was the son of Stephen O’Connor and Mary Elizabeth Enright, who were born in Illinois, both of them to Irish parents. Garnette was the daughter of Robert Cyrus Lilly and Willie E. Reed, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Renee’s paternal grandmother was Mary Virginia Berry (the daughter of John Howard Berry and Margaret Jane Thurman). Mary was born in Warren, Arkansas, and had deep American roots. John was the son of Theodore Allis Berry and Rachel Permelia Catherine Howard. Margaret was the daughter of Zacharia Taylor Thurman and Mary Ann “Molly” McGivney.
Renee’s maternal grandfather was Douglas Wayne Clifton (the son of Richard Bell Clifton and Sudie May McGee). Douglas was born in Navasota, Texas, and had deep American roots. Richard was the son of Junius Dunnibben “John” Clifton and Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Hardin. Sudie was the daughter of William Henry McGee and Susie Anne Clepper.
Renee’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Jewel Parson (the daughter of Wilbur Walter Parson and Maureen Lee Coleman). Evelyn was born in Houston, Texas, and had deep roots in the U.S. Wilbur was the son of Ferdinand Isaac Parsons and Lillie Lugenia Allen. Maureen was the daughter of Benjamin Edward Coleman and Martha Permelia Wade.
Source: Genealogy of Renee O’Connor – https://www.familysearch.org