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LOS ANGELES – MAY 3: Ward at the RESTORSEA Gifting of Skin Care Products at NEMO on May 3, 2014 in West Hollywood, CA, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Susan Michelle Ward
Place of Birth: Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 15, 1976
Ethnicity: English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh
Susan Ward is an American actress and model. Her roles include the series All My Children , Malibu Shores , Sunset Beach , Just Legal , Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit , and Make It or Break It ; the films Poison Ivy: The New Seduction , The In Crowd (2000), Going Greek , Shallow Hal , Wild Things 2 , Cruel World , Who’s Your Caddy? , and Toxic (2008); and the made-for-tv movie Dead and Deader .
Her father was a detective. Her mother was a nurse and associate professor. Susan moved to New York City, New York, to model as a teen. She is married to filmmaker David C. Robinson, who is the vice president of Morgan Creek Productions, with whom she has a son.
Susan’s paternal grandfather was Mathis/Mathews Ward (the son of Benjamin Franklin Ward and Ola Osten “Olie” Wood). Mathis was born in Louisiana. Benjamin was born in Louisiana, the son of John Franklin Ward and Caroline Victoria Brown. Ola was born in Texas, the daughter of Oliver Wood and Marguerite J. Johnson.
Susan’s paternal grandmother was Elva Evelena Sweat (the daughter of William Leonard Sweat and Mary Edna Herring). Elva was born in Louisiana. William was born in Louisiana, the son of James Henry Sweat and Ella B. Wales. Mary was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Stephen Absolom Herring and Cordelia Barnhart, whose father was German.
Susan’s maternal grandfather was Lavelle “Dock” Hales (the son of WIlliam Alford Hales and Levie Jane Gill). Lavelle was born in Mississippi. William was born in Mississippi, the son of William Thomas Hales and Missouri Josephine Harris. Levie was born in Mississippi, the daughter of William Pinkney Gill and Cora Alice Welch.
Susan’s maternal grandmother was Ruby Hunter (the daughter of William Morris/Jerry “Willie” Hunter and Ethel Mae/May Wilson). Ruby was born in Arkansas. William was born in Arkansas, the son of Edward B. Hunter and Eliza Ettie Price. Ethel was born in Arkansas.
Sources: Obituary of Susan’s father – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Susan’s mother – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Susan’s maternal grandmother, Ruby (Hunter) Hales – http://legacy.com