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08/19/2018 – Whitney – The Asylum and Syfy’s “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time” TV Movie Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Cinemark Playa Vista and XD, 12746 W Jefferson Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Ryan Whitney Newman
Place of Birth: New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 24, 1998
Ethnicity: *75% Ashkenazi Jewish *25% British Isles/English
Ryan Whitney, previously known as Ryan Newman, is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Monster House , Zoom (2006), Lower Learning , The Thinning , Alexander IRL , The Man in the White Van , Exposure , and Reagan (2024); the shows Hannah Montana , Zeke and Luther , See Dad Run , and The Thundermans ; and the made-for-tv movies Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! , Sharknado: The 4th Awakens , and The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time .
She has said that she is “half Jewish… half Christian… mostly Jewish.” Her paternal grandfather and maternal grandparents were/are Jewish. Ryan grew up in Manhattan Beach, California. She is married to Griffin Levitan.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Richard Ferdinand Newman (the son of Harry Henry Newman and Sophie Pick). Harry was the son of Louis Samuel Neumann and Rosa Meirowitz. Sophie was the daughter of Ferdinand Pick and Miriam Katie De Fries.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother is Patricia Aylesworth Morris (the daughter of Charles William Morris and Jennie Virginia Ready). Patricia was born in New York. Charles was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Charles Robert Morris and Ena Grace Mills. Jennie was born in Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Willard Ready and Grace Ethel Mihills.
Ryan’s maternal grandfather was named Jerry Refold.
Ryan’s maternal grandmother is named Barbara Siegel.