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Sursok in 2017, pic by Prphotos
Birth Name: Tammin Pamela Sursok
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Date of Birth: August 19, 1983
Ethnicity: Afrikaner [German, Dutch, French Huguenot], Scottish, likely small amount of Lebanese
Tammin Sursok is a South African-Australian actress and singer. Her roles include the film Husk and the shows Home and Away , The Young and the Restless , and Pretty Little Liars .
She is the daughter of Julie and Daryl Sursok. She moved with her family to Sydney, Australia, at the age of six. Tammin is married to actor Sean McEwen, with whom she has two children. She also became a U.S. citizen in 2019.
Her surname is of Lebanese origin. Most Sursok families in Lebanon originate with Jabbour Aoun, later Sursock, who moved from Berbara to Beirut, c. 1712. Tammin has stated that she thinks she is of Lebanese descent from many generations ago.
Tammin’s grandfather may have been Dr. William Girdwood. William was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Tammin’s grandmother was Pamela Jessie de Kock (the daughter of Julius George de Kock and Elizabeth Cousin). Pamela was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Julius was the son of Christiaan Frederik de Kock and Wilhelmina Maria Van Reenen Munnik. Tammin’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.