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Jerins in 2013, photo by Debby Wong /www.bigstockphoto.com
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 15, 2004
Ethnicity: Latvian, Ashkenazi Jewish
Sterling Jerins is an American actress. Her roles include the films World War Z , The Conjuring , And So It Goes , 5 Flights Up , Dark Places , No Escape (2015), The Conjuring 2 , Paterson , Daisy Winters , Boarding School , and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It , and the show Divorce .
Sterling is the daughter of Alana, an actress, and Edgar Jerins, an artist. Her sister, Ruby Jerins , is also an actress. Her father is from Omaha, Nebraska, and is of Latvian descent. Her mother is from North Carolina, and is from a Jewish family. Sterling’s family belongs to a Conservative Jewish synagogue, which may mean that Sterling’s father converted to Judaism. She was raised Jewish.
Sterling is pictured with her parents and sister here .
Sterling’s paternal grandfather was Gunars Stanislaus Jerins (the son of Janis Jerins and Pauline Subris). Gunars was a Latvian immigrant.
Sterling’s paternal grandmother was named Rita Cepure. Rita was a Latvian immigrant.
Sterling’s maternal grandparents likely were Stuart Teichman and Barbara Ross.
Sources: Interview with Sterling’s father – http://musicandartinterviews.blogspot.com
Obituary of Sterling’s uncle (father’s brother) – http://www.omaha.com
Obituary of Sterling’s paternal grandfather, Gunars Stanislaus Jerins – http://www.findagrave.com
Immigration record of Sterling’s paternal grandmother, Rita Cepure – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Sterling’s paternal step-grandmother – http://www.legacy.com