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Birth Name: Reneé Jane Rapp
Place of Birth: Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 10, 2000
Ethnicity: Irish, German, one quarter Polish, one eighth Slovak, one eighth Italian
Reneé Rapp is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has starred on the show The Sex Lives of College Girls and in the stage musical Mean Girls , as well as in its film adaptation.
She uses the full name Reneé Mary Jane Rapp, though Mary is not part of her legal name.
Reneé’s paternal grandfather was Charles Roland Rapp, Jr. (the son of Charles Roland Rapp and Camille Rihn). Reneé’s grandfather Charles was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Reneé’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of William Anthony Rapp, who was born in Spencer, Indiana, to German parents; and of Emma L. Bauer/Boughter, who was a third-generation German-American, from Pennsylvania. Reneé’s great-grandmother Camille was the daughter of Charles M. Rihn, whose parents were ethnic Germans, from Alsatia; and of Nellie/Nell Hilda Green/Greene, whose mother was Irish.
Reneé’s paternal grandmother was Loretta Ann Szafaryn (the daughter of Adolph/Adolf Szafaryn/Szafryn and Apolonia “Pauline” Ankowski/Ankowska). Loretta was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, to Polish parents, from Kuczbork-Osada, Masovian voivodeship. Her brother was professional football player Leonard Szafaryn. Adolf was the son of Jan Szafryn/Safarin.
Reneé’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Michael Olexa (the son of Joseph Olexa and Della Theresa Favro). Reneé’s grandfather Joseph was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, to parents from Pennsylvania. Renee’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Slovak parents, Yura Joseph Olexa, who was born in Juskova Voľa, and Mary/Maria Sisak. Reneé’s great-grandmother Della was born in Pine Township, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Italian parents, Emelio/Emilio Favro, who was born in Turin, Piedmont, and Pasqualina Amprino.
Reneé’s maternal grandmother was Jane Findlay (the daughter of John Thomas Findlay and Bettie Sue Delaney/Dulaney). John was the son of Edward E. Findlay, who was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents; and of Bridget Daly, who was born in Waterford, Ireland. Bettie was the daughter of Albert Delaney and Mary Jane Hammond.
Sources: Genealogy of Reneé’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Olexa – https://www.myheritage.pl
Reneé’s maternal great-grandmother, Della Theresa Favro, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.ancestry.com
Obituary of Reneé’s maternal great-grandmother, Della Theresa (Favro) Olexa – https://hastingsfuneralhome.com