Actors/Celebrities You May Not Realize Have Hispanic or Latino Ancestry
by jonesie12345 | created - 01 Sep 2015 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicIn alphabetical order
1. Jessica Chastain
Actress | Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. She discovered dance at the age of nine and ...
Paternal grandfather was Spanish and Basque
2. Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña
Writer | Jackass 3D
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña was born on May 16, 1973 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Jackass 3D (2010), Elf-Man (2012) and Jackass Number Two (2006).
Father was Mexican (some sources say he was Spanish); mother is German
3. Edward Albert
Actor | Butterflies Are Free
The only son of Green Acres (1965) star Eddie Albert and Mexican actress/dancer Margo, Edward Laurence Albert managed to come out from under his father's strong shadow and make a gallant showing of his own as a gifted thespian. Born in Los Angeles on February 20, 1951, Edward's multi-cultural ...
Mother was Mexican actress Margo; father was American actor Eddie Albert
DIED September 22, 2006, age 55, of lung cancer
4. Laz Alonso
Actor | The Boys
Chosen as one of Variety's "Top Ten Actors to Watch" and part of the new breed of leading men in Hollywood, Laz Alonso is starring in Amazon Prime's series THE BOYS. He can also be seen playing opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in their new series LA'S FINEST. He previously starred opposite...
Is Cuban
5. Dave Annable
Actor | Yellowstone
David Rodman Annable was born on September 15, 1979, in Suffern, New York, to Tammi and Rodman John Annable. He has one sister named Rebecca and a half-sister named Stacy. His mother is Jewish and his father has English, German, Irish and French ancestry. Dave grew up in Walden, a small town in ...
Paternal grandmother was Puerto Rican; is married to actress Odette Annable
6. Odette Annable
Actress | Cloverfield
Odette Annable was born Odette Juliette Yustman on 10 May, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Lydia (Nodarse), is Cuban. Odette's father, Victor Oscar Yustman, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, of Italian and Polish Jewish descent. Odette started her career with a minor role in the movie ...
Mother is Cuban; father is Ashkenazi Jewish and Italian born in Colombia
Birth name was Odette Juliette Yustman; married to actor Dave Annable
7. Charlotte Ayanna
Actress | Training Day
Charlotte Ayanna was born on September 25, 1976 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is an actress, known for Training Day (2001), Love the Hard Way (2001) and Jawbreaker (1999).
Is Puerto Rican; birth name was Charlotte Lopez
8. Sebastian Arcelus
Actor | Split
Sebastian Arcelus was born on November 5, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Split (2016), House of Cards (2013) and Madam Secretary (2014). He has been married to Stephanie J. Block since October 25, 2007. They have one child.
Father is Uruguayan; mother is Italian, Russian, German, and Serbian
Speaks fluent Spanish; married to actress Stephanie Block
9. David Archuleta
Actor | David Archuleta: I'm Yours
In 2008, more than 30 million television viewers fell in love with David Archuleta; with his angelic voice, bashful sweetness, and megawatt smile, over 44 million votes made him the first runner-up in Season 7 of American Idol - and a star at age 16.
Shortly after "Idol," David's first single, "...
Mother is Honduran; father is Basque, Danish, and German
10. Fred Armisen
Music_department | Portlandia
Fereydun Robert Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and writer. After having begun his career as a musician for groups such as Trenchmouth and the Blue Man Group, he would get his big break as a comedy actor when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2002, having remained with the...
Mother is Venezuelan; father was German and Korean
11. Jake T. Austin
Actor | Wizards of Waverly Place
Jake T. Austin was born Jake Austin Szymanski in New York City, to Giny Rodriguez Toranzo and Joe Szymanski. His middle initial is taken from his mother's name Toranzo. He has a younger sister, Ava. His father has Polish, English, and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Puerto Rican, Argentinian, ...
Mother is Puerto Rican, Spanish, and Argentinian; father has Polish, Englsh, and Irish ancestry
Birth name was Jake Austin Szymanski
12. Catherine Bach
Actress | The Dukes of Hazzard
Catherine Bach is an American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard and Margo Dutton in African Skies. In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Anita Lawson.
Mother is Mexican; father is German
13. Joan Baez
Soundtrack | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Joan Baez is the middle daughter of Albert Baez and Joan Baez Sr.. At age 10, her father took a job (and the family) to Baghdad, Iraq. A year later they moved to Palo Alto, CA, home of Stanford University. In 1956, she bought her first guitar and heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lecture on ...
Father was Mexican; mother had English and Scottish ancestry
14. Mark Ballas
Actor | Samantha Who?
Mark Ballas was born on May 24, 1986 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Samantha Who? (2007), Dancing with the Stars (2005) and Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins (2012). He has been married to B.C. Jean since November 25, 2016.
Father is half Mexican and half Greek; mother is English and Irish
15. Ariela Barer
Actress | How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Ariela Barer was born on October 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), Runaways (2017) and Oddities (2023).
Maternal grandmother is Mexican; also has Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry
16. Steven Bauer
Actor | Scarface
Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson) is a Cuban-born American actor. Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on Qué Pasa, USA (1977-1980) and is perhaps most famous for his role as the Cuban drug lord Manny Rivera in the 1983 crime drama ...
Is Cuban; birth name was Esteban Ernesto Echevarria
Surname Bauer is from his maternal grandfather who was German Jewish; formerly married to actress Melanie Griffith
17. Bérénice Bejo
Actress | The Artist
Actress Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Silvia De Paoli, a lawyer, and Miguel Bejo, a filmmaker. When she was three, Bejo's family relocated to Paris, France. She embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s, with various roles in French television and film ...
Father is Argentinian; mother is Italian
Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominee for her role in "The Artist"
18. Brie Garcia
Actress | WWE SmackDown
Brie Bella was born Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace on November 21, 1983 in San Diego, California & raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. On June 2007, she signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) & was assigned to developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) alongside her twin sister...
Father is Mexican; mother is Italian; birth name was Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace; twin sister of Nikki Bella
19. Nikki Garcia
Actress | WWE SmackDown
Nikki Bella was born Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace on November 21, 1983 in San Diego, California & raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. On June 2007, she signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) & was assigned to developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) alongside her twin ...
Father is Mexican; mother is Italian; birth name was Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace; twin sister of Brie Bella
20. Maurice Benard
Actor | General Hospital
Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also ...
Father was Salvadorean; mother was Nicaraguan; birth name was Mauricio José Morales
21. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Actress | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey was born the 26th May of 1986 in Barcelona, Spain to a Spanish Father and a French-American Mother of English descent. She is fluent in French, Spanish, and Catalan. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey made her acting debut in 2007 on French television. In 2008, she made her feature debut ...
Father is Spanish; mother has English and French ancestry
22. Hailey Bieber
Actress | Ocean's Eight
Hailey Rhode Bieber (née Baldwin; born November 22, 1996) is an American model and television personality. She is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin.
Baldwin was born in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, the youngest of the Baldwin brothers, and graphic designer Kennya ...
Mother is Brazilian with Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian ancestry; father is American actor Stephen Baldwin, who has English, Irish, French-Canadian, and German ancestry
Is married to singer Justin Bieber
23. Aloe Blacc
Soundtrack | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Aloe Blacc was born on January 7, 1979 in Laguna Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Killers (2010) and Need for Speed (2014). He has been married to Maya Jupiter since September 29, 2010. They have two children.
Both parents are Afro-Panamanian; birth name was Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
Is married to rapper Maya Jupiter
24. Rebecca Black
Soundtrack | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Rebecca Black is best known for her song "Friday" which became an Internet sensation in March 2011. According to Billboard.com, she is just one of the pop stars coming from a production company called Ark Music Factory.
Mother is Mexican; father is English, Polish, and Italian
25. David Blaine
Actor | The Great Buck Howard
David Blaine was born on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Great Buck Howard (2008), Mister Lonely (2007) and David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013).
Father is half Puerto Rican and half Italian; mother is Russian Jewish; birth name was David Blaine White
26. Stony Blyden
Actor | How I Met Your Father
Stony Blyden was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. He is an actor, known for How I Met Your Father (2022), Dude (2018) and Bluff City Law (2019).
Mother is Afro-Cuban; father is Icelandic; birth name was Thorsteinn Sindri Baldvinsson Blyden; was born in Reykjavik, Iceland
27. Douglas Booth
Actor | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Douglas John Booth is an English actor. Booth was born in London, England, the son of Vivien (De Cala), an artist, and Simon Booth, who works in shipping for Citigroup. He has appeared on English television as (Christopher and His Kind (2011), Great Expectations (2011)), starred in the film Romeo &...
Mother is half Spanish and half Dutch; father is English
28. Anthony Bourdain
Producer | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Anthony Bourdain was born in New York City, to Gladys (Sacksman), an NYT staff editor, and Pierre Bourdain, a Columbia Records executive. He attended The Englewood School for Boys in New Jersey and Vassar College (for two years), and was a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. He began his...
Father was French and Spanish; mother is Ashkenazi Jewish with ancestry from Ukraine and Austria
DIED June 8, 2018, age 61; committed suicide by hanging himself
29. Lillo Brancato
Actor | A Bronx Tale
Lillo Brancato was born on March 30, 1976 in Bogotá, Colombia. He is an actor and producer, known for A Bronx Tale (1993), Crimson Tide (1995) and Renaissance Man (1994).
Is Colombian; was adopted by Italian-American parents
30. Miko C. Brando
Actor | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Miko C. Brando was born on February 26, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), Inchon (1981) and This Is It (2009).
Mother was Mexican actress Movita Castenada; father was iconic American actor Marlon Brando, who had English, Irish, German, and Dutch ancestry; birth name was Miko Castenada Brando
31. Benjamin Bratt
Actor | Miss Congeniality
The middle of five children, Bratt hails from a close-knit family. His mother, an indigenous Quechua Peruvian from Lima, moved to the U.S. at age 14. He grew up in San Francisco. He is known for his roles in the films Traffic (2000), Miss Congeniality (2000), and Despicable Me 2 (2013). He is ...
Mother is Peruvian; father is German and English
32. Jordana Brewster
Actress | Fast & Furious 7
Raven-haired beauty Jordana Brewster was born on April 26, 1980 in Panama City, Panama. Her mother, Maria João Leal de Sousa, is a Brazilian-born model who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1978. Her father, Alden Brewster, is an American-born investment banker, who has English, ...
Mother is Brazilian; father has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry; Jordana was born in Panama
33. Chloe Bridges
Actress | The Final Girls
Chloe Bridges (born December 27, 1991) is an American actress known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom Freddie (2005) (2005-2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel original film Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). She has starred in the films Forget Me Not (2009), Family Weekend (2013)...
Father is Honduran; mother is English; birth name was Chloe Suazo
34. Ally Brooke
Actress | High Expectations
Ally Brooke was born on July 7, 1993 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for High Expectations (2022), Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla Sign: Work from Home (2016) and Fifth Harmony Feat. Kid Ink: Worth It (2015).
Is Mexican; birth name was Allyson Brooke Hernandez
35. Sabrina Bryan
Actress | The Cheetah Girls 2
Sabrina Bryan was born on September 16, 1984 in Yorba Linda, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005), The Cheetah Girls (2003) and Sydney White (2007). She has been married to Jordan Lundberg since October 6, 2018. They have two children.
Father is Mexican; birth name was Reba Sabrina Hinojos
36. Daniel Brühl
Actor | Rush
Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...
Mother is Spanish; father is German; birth name was Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo; was born in Spain
37. Jeff Buckley
Soundtrack | Vanilla Sky
Jeff Buckley was born on November 17, 1966 in Anaheim, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Vanilla Sky (2001), Tell No One (2006) and Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002). He died on May 29, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Maternal grandmother was Panamanian and Greek
DIED May 29, 1997, age 30, of accidental drowning
38. Danny Burstein
Actor | Blackhat
Danny Burstein was born on June 16, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Blackhat (2015), Transamerica (2005) and Deception (2008). He was previously married to Rebecca Luker and Laura Debra Toma.
Mother is Costa Rican; Burstein is the last name of his stepfather, who raised him
39. Sadie Calvano
Actress | Mom
Sadie began performing in musical theatre when she was seven. Favorite past roles include Alice in "Alice In Wonderland" (2008) at the El Portal, Belle in "Beauty And The Beast" (2008) at The Barnsdall Theatre, Sharpay in "High School Musical" (2009) and Tallulah in "Bugsy Malone" (2011) both at ...
Father is half Mexican
40. Christian Camargo
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Christian Camargo was born on July 7, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hurt Locker (2008), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) and Europa Report (2013).
Grandfather was Mexican; birth name was Christian Minnick
41. Bobby Cannavale
Actor | The Station Agent
In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...
Mother is Cuban; father is Italian; birth name was Roberto Cannavale
42. Mariah Carey
Soundtrack | Glitter
Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1969. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. In June 1990, Mariah made her debut with her self-titled album, Mariah Carey ...
Father was African-American and Venezuelan; mother is White with Irish ancestry
43. Charisma Carpenter
Actress | Angel
Charisma Carpenter first made her television debut with a guest spot on Baywatch (1989), before receiving a call from legendary producer Aaron Spelling and subsequently being cast on the prime time soap opera, Malibu Shores (1996). But her big break - and the one that would forever change the ...
Mother is Spanish
44. Vikki Carr
Soundtrack | Moonstruck
Vikki Carr is one of the best-loved and most accomplished entertainers in the United States, Latin America and Europe. She is celebrating her fifth decade of a career in which she has won four Grammy Awards and has released over 60 best-selling recordings. Her concert tours of 2006-2007 sold out ...
Both parents were Mexican; birth name was Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona
45. Barbara Carrera
Actress | Never Say Never Again
Barbara Carrera was born Barbara Kingsbury on December 31, 1945 in Bluefields, Nicaragua. This stunning former model became best known for her screen performances playing a sinister femme fatale. In doing so, she has achieved minor cult status and has quite a loyal fanbase. The tall and tanned ...
Mother was Nicaraguan; father was White; birth name was Barbara Kingsbury; Carrera was her mother's maiden name
46. Sofia Carson
Actress | Purple Hearts
Sofía Daccarett Char was born on April 10, 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The daughter of José F. Daccarett and Colombian-American Laura Char Carson. Through her mother, Sofia is related to the Char family of Colombian politicians. She attended St. Hugh School and graduated from Carrollton School...
Mother is Colombian; father is Syrian and Lebanese
Birth name was Sofia Daccarett Char
47. Helena Bonham Carter
Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.
Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...
Maternal grandfather was Spanish
48. Lynda Carter
Actress | Wonder Woman
Lynda Jean Cordova Carter is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of the live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana Prince / ...
Mother is Mexican; father was English, German, and Irish
Lynda's birth name was Linda Jean Cordova Carter
49. Damian Chapa
Actor | Bound by Honor
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Damian (who's of Mexican, Italian, Irish and Native American descent) grew up as the second eldest of 5 children; 2 brothers and 2 sisters. His father,Rico Chapa, owned a bar across the street, in Columbus, OH, from a go-go bar, owned by someone he knew; Larry Flynt, who'd ...
Father was Mexican and Italian; mother is German
50. Oona Chaplin
Actress | The Longest Ride
Oona Chaplin is a Spanish actress. Her mother is Geraldine Chaplin. She is also the granddaughter of English film actor Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. She is best known for playing Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones and Zilpha Geary ...
Father is Chilean; mother is actress Geraldine Chaplin; Oona was born in Spain
Is the granddaughter of legendary actor Charlie Chaplin and great-granddaughter of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill
51. Helena Christensen
Actress | Julefrokosten
As a child Helena Christensen was more interested in becoming a musician, but as fate would have it began modeling at the age of 9. After leaving school, she moved to Paris, France to model for the french magazine 'Elle', and in 1986 she competed in the Miss Universe contest as Miss Denmark, but ...
Mother is Peruvian; father is Danish
52. Linda Christian
Actress | 10.32
Linda Christian was born Blanca Rosa Welter, to a Dutch father, Gerardus Jacob Welter, and a Mexican-born mother, Blanca Rosa Vorhauer. Her Father was an executive with Royal Dutch Shell and Christian traveled extensively as a result living in South Africa, Romania, Germany, France, Switzerland, ...
Mother was Spanish, German, and French born in Mexico; father was Dutch
Was the first "Bond Girl," appearing on TV in "Casino Royale"; birth name was Blanca Rosa Welter
DIED July 22, 2011, age 87, of colon cancer
53. Eddie Cibrian
Actor | The Cave
Eddie Cibrian was born on June 16, 1973 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Cave (2005), The Best Man Holiday (2013) and Sunset Beach (1997). He has been married to LeAnn Rimes since April 22, 2011. He was previously married to Brandi Glanville.
Is Cuban; married to actress/singer LeAnn Rimes
54. Louis C.K.
Writer | Louie
Louis C.K. was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Louie (2010), American Hustle (2013) and Horace and Pete (2016). He was previously married to Alix Bailey.
Paternal grandmother was Mexican; paternal grandfather was Hungarian Jewish Lived in Mexico City until age 7; Spanish is his first language; birth name was Louis Czekely
55. Patricia Clarkson
Actress | The Station Agent
This remarkable, one-of-a-kind actress has, since the early 1990s, intrigued film and TV audiences with her glowing, yet careworn eccentricity and old world-styled glamour. Very much in demand these days as a character player, Patricia Clarkson nevertheless continues to avoid the temptation of ...
Maternal grandmother was half Basque
56. Imogene Coca
Actress | National Lampoon's Vacation
Imogene Coca is best remembered for playing opposite Sid Caesar in the live 90-minute Your Show of Shows (1950), which ran every Saturday night in regular season on NBC from February 1950 to June 1954. Their repertoire of comedy acts included the very memorable, hilarious, timeless and ...
Father was Spanish violinist and orchestra conductor Joseph Fernandez Coca
DIED June 2, 2001, age 92, of Alzheimer's disease
57. Clifton Collins Jr.
Actor | Star Trek
An acting chameleon who can easily lose himself in the life of his film and television characters, Clifton Collins Jr. is a native Angeleno who grew up destined to become a part of the Latino entertainment industry. His great-grandparents on his mother's side were a Mexican trumpet player and ...
Mother is Mexican; father is German; maternal grandfather was actor and comedian Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Is married to actress Francesca Eastwood, daughter of actor-director Clint Eastwood and actress Frances Fisher
58. Anderson Cooper
Actor | Chappie
Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Chappie (2015), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Anderson Cooper 360° (2003).
Great-great grandmother was Chilean and Spanish; mother was heiress and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
59. Emayatzy Corinealdi
Actress | Middle of Nowhere
Emayatzy Corinealdi was born on January 14, 1980 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Middle of Nowhere (2012), The Invitation (2015) and Roots (2016).
Father is Panamanian; mother is African-American
60. Kevin Corrigan
Actor | True Romance
A native of the Bronx, New York, Kevin Corrigan has been acting and writing since the age of 15. He made his film debut in Lost Angels (1989) and around that time, when he was just 17, his original play "The Boiler Room" was produced by the Young Playwrights Festival of New York. He has gone on to ...
Mother is Puerto Rican; father is Irish
61. Miranda Cosgrove
Actress | Despicable Me 2
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove was born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, to Christina (Casey) and Tom Cosgrove, who owns a dry-cleaning business. She was discovered at a young age singing and dancing around a table in a restaurant, where an agent saw her talent and quickly signed her. Miranda's ...
Maternal great-grandmother was Mexican
62. Auli'i Cravalho
Actress | Moana
Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020) and the Hulu ...
Father is Puerto Rican and 1/4 Portuguese; mother is Native Hawaiian, Portuguese and Chinese
Was born in Oahu, Hawaii
63. Cameron Crowe
Writer | Almost Famous
Certainly idiosyncratic as a writer, Cameron Crowe has created a series of scripts that, while liked by the critics, were considered offbeat and difficult to market.
Cameron Bruce Crowe was born in Palm Springs, California, to Alice Marie Crowe (née George), a teacher and activist, and James A. ...
Mother is half Spanish and half Greek; father had English and Scottish ancestry
64. Kid Cudi
Soundtrack | The Harder They Fall
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, known professionally as Kid Cudi, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and actor. He has widely been recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts.His lyrics are often autobiographical and describe his childhood hardships of ...
Father was Mexican and African-American (some sources say he was full Mexican); birth name was Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
65. Xavier Cugat
Soundtrack | Two Weeks Notice
Born in Spain, Xavier Cugat's family moved to Havana, Cuba, when he was three. Always musically inclined, he packed up and moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times newspaper during the day and labored to put together a band at night. After a few years of ...
Both parents were Spanish; they immigrated to Cuba when he was 3 years old; Cugat was born in Girona, Spain
Birth name was Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu
DIED October 27, 1990, age 90, of heart failure
66. Henry Ian Cusick
Actor | Lost
Henry Ian Cusick is a Peruvian actor and director. He is best known for his role as Desmond Hume in the U.S. television series Lost (2004), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred as Stephen Finch in the ABC drama Scandal (2012), as Marcus Kane in the CW drama The ...
Mother is Peruvian; father is Scottish; Henry was born in Peru
67. Mark Dacascos
Actor | Le pacte des loups
Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice for many years.
This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ...
Father is Filipino, Spanish and Chinese; mother is Chinese and Irish
68. Cameron Dallas
Actor | Expelled
Cameron Alexander Dallas is an American film actor and social media sensation. He began his social media journey on September 10th, 2013. From there he has become one of the most talked about social media personalities. Cameron is just starting out his career by starring in some small films. ...
Mother is half Mexican, half German
69. Linda Dano
Actress | Another World
Linda Dano was born on May 12, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Another World (1964), Days of Our Lives (1965) and General Hospital (1963). She was previously married to Frank Attardi, Salvatore Jack Giordano and Larry Larue Peck.
Maternal great-grandfather was Cuban; birth name was Linda Rae Wildermuth
70. Henry Darrow
Actor | The Hitcher
In the late 1960s, Henry Darrow was THE ultimate Latin heartthrob on television. With a smooth, ingratiating style and a killer smile that brightened up the small screen, he also hit a cultural acting landmark as the first Hispanic actor to portray Zorro on television.
He was born Enrique Tomás ...
Was Puerto Rican; birth name was Enrique Tomas Delgado
DIED March 14, 2021, age 87, of natural causes
71. Stacey Dash
Actress | Clueless
Stacey Dash was born in the Bronx, New York. Stacy knew that she wanted to act, and from an early age began to act professionally. She made regular appearances on The Cosby Show (1984), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and also St. Elsewhere (1982). At 21 she made her feature film debut in Enemy...
Mother is Mexican; father is African-American and Barbadian
72. Elyssa Davalos
Actress | MacGyver
Elyssa Davalos was born on May 30, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for MacGyver (1985), Tycus (1999) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). She was previously married to Jeffrey Rian Dunas.
Father was Spanish and Finnish; mother was Dutch and Asian; mother of actress Alexa Davalos
73. Alexa Davalos
Actress | The Chronicles of Riddick
Alexa most recently starred as "Special Agent Gaines" on FBI: MOST WANTED on CBS, alongside Dylan McDermott. She also starred in Amazon's Emmy-award winning drama series, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. Her other television work includes Marvel's THE PUNISHER and Frank Darabont's MOB CITY.
Alexa's film ...
Mother is actress Elyssa Davalos, who is Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, and Asian; father is Ashkenazi Jewish with Russian and Lithuanian ancestry
74. Sammy Davis Jr.
Actor | The Cannonball Run
Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world".
He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry. Davis Jr....
Mother was Spanish, Afro-Cuban, and African-American
DIED May 16, 1990, age 64, of throat cancer
75. Rosario Dawson
Actress | Rent
This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy...
Mother is Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican; father is Irish
76. Majandra Delfino
Actress | Baron and Toluca
Majandra Delfino rose to fame in her role as Maria DeLuca on Roswell. Born in Caracas, Venezuela to a Cuban mother and Venezuelan father, Majandra lived between Caracas and Miami before permanently moving to Los Angeles in her late teens.
At 4 years old Majandra's parents reached a fork in the road ...
Mother is Cuban; father is Venezuelan and Italian
77. Oscar de la Renta
Costume_designer | Great Performances: Dance in America
Oscar de la Renta was born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was a costume designer and executive, known for Great Performances: Dance in America (1976), Ugly Betty (2006) and Beautopia (1998). He was married to Annette Reed and Françoise de Langlade. He died on October 20, ...
Mother was Dominican; father was Puerto Rican; birth name was Oscar Arístides Renta Fiallo
DIED October 20, 2014, age 82, of cancer
78. Nathalie Delon
Actress | Le Samouraï
Nathalie Delon was born on August 1, 1941 in Oujda, French Protectorate Morocco [now Morocco]. She was an actress and writer, known for The Samurai (1967), They Call It an Accident (1982) and The French Dispatch (2021). She was married to Alain Delon and Guy Barthelemy. She died on January 21, 2021...
Mother was Spanish; father was purported to be Italian; birth name was Francine Canovas; was the ex-wife of French actor Alain Delon
DIED January 21, 2021, age 79, of pancreatic cancer
79. Howie Dorough
Soundtrack | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Howard Dwaine "Howie D" Dorough was born in Orlando, Florida, as the fifth and youngest child of Paula Flores and Hoke Dwaine Dorough. His older siblings include Pollyanna, who is herself an aspiring singer, and Caroline Dorough-Cochran, who unfortunately passed away from Lupus at the age of 38 in ...
Mother is Puerto Rican
80. Nikita Dragun
Actress | Escape the Night
Nikita Dragun is known for Escape the Night (2016), Saucy Santana Feat. Latto: Booty (2022) and Kim Petras: Malibu (At Home Edition) (2020).
Mother is Mexican; father is Vietnamese; birth name was Nicholas Nguyen
81. Griffin Dunne
Actor | After Hours
Griffin Dunne was born on June 8, 1955 in New York City, the oldest child of Dominick Dunne, a producer, actor, and writer, and Ellen Beatriz (Griffin) Dunne, an activist. His sister was actress Dominique Dunne. He grew up mainly in Los Angeles, California and attended school in Colorado before ...
Maternal great-grandfather was Mexican; is the son of writer, producer, and TV host Dominick Dunne; brother of actress Dominique Dunne
82. G-Eazy
Soundtrack | The Fate of the Furious
Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), known professionally as G-Eazy, is an American rapper and philanthropist from Oakland, California. His first major-label album, These Things Happen, was released on June 23, 2014 and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. His second studio album, When ...
Paternal grandmother is Mexican; birth name was Gerald Earl Gillum
83. Anthony Edwards
Actor | ER
Anthony Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, on July 19, 1962, to a well-blended family. He is the youngest of five children, and the son of Erika Kem (Weber), a landscape painter and artist, and Peter Edwards, an architect. His mother was of German descent, and his father was of English,...
Great-grandmother was Mexican
84. India Eisley
Actress | Underworld: Awakening
Eisley was born on October 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to musician David Glen Eisley and actress Olivia Hussey. Her grandfather was actor Anthony Eisley. Eisley and her mother appeared together in the movie Headspace (2005). After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a ...
Grandfather was Argentinian singer Andres Osuna, also known as Osvaldo Ribo; is the daughter of actress Olivia Hussey; half-sister of actor Alexander Martin
85. Eman Esfandi
Actor | King Richard
Eman Esfandi was born on September 27, 1994 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for King Richard (2021), 120 (2018) and The Inspection (2022).
Mother is Ecuadorian; father is Iranian
86. Emilio Estevez
Actor | The Way
Emilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962, in New York City. He is the eldest son of actor Martin Sheen, who at the time was just breaking into the business. His mother, Janet Sheen (née Templeton), was a former New York art student who had met Emilio's father right after he had moved to Manhattan. ...
Paternal grandfather was Spanish; son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of actor Charlie Sheen; ex-husband of singer and dancer Paula Abdul
87. Paloma Faith
Soundtrack | Youth
Paloma Faith was born Paloma Faith Blomfield on July 21, 1981 in Hackney, London, England to Pamela "Pam" Oakes-Ash & Jose Ramon Blomfield.
Faith is known for her retro and eccentric style. The singer met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg in 2007. Her debut album, Do You Want the Truth...
Father is Spanish; mother is English; birth name was Paloma Faith Blomfield
88. Lola Falana
Actress | The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Born in Philadelphia in 1942, Lola Falana left home as a teenager to seek her fortune in entertainment. She often slept in subway stations before finding work. She studied African dance, and her big break came when she appeared opposite Sammy Davis Jr. in "Golden Boy" on Broadway in 1964. She then ...
Father was Afro-Cuban; mother was African-American
89. Jenni Farley
Actress | The Three Stooges
Jennifer Lynn "Jenni" Farley was born on February 27, 1985 in East Greenbush, New York. She is best known as JWoww on Jersey Shore and its spin-off series Snooki & JWoww. Before "Jersey Shore", she attended Columbia High School and New York Institute of Technology. She then worked as a nanny or ...
Is Spanish and Irish
90. Antonio Fargas
Actor | Foxy Brown
A tall, lanky and twinkle-eyed African-American actor with wonderful onscreen charisma, Antonio Fargas has been appearing on stage and screen for nearly 60 years as of 2021. His film debut was in Shirley Clarke's The Cool World (1963), a gritty, uncompromising tale about African-American youth ...
Father was Puerto Rican; mother was from Trinidad and Tobago
91. Freddy Fender
Soundtrack | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Freddy Fender was born on June 4, 1937 in San Benito, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), Hancock (2008) and The Forever Purge (2021). He was married to Evangelina (Vangie) Muniz. He died on October 14, 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas, ...
Was Mexican; birth name was Baldemar Garza Huerta
DIED October 4, 2006, age 69, of lung cancer
92. José Ferrer
Actor | The Caine Mutiny
José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Ferrer was the first Puerto Rican actor to win an Academy Award, and also the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.
In 1912, Ferrer was...
Was Puerto Rican; birth name José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
Was the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award; father of actor Miguel Ferrer
DIED January 26, 1992, age 80, of colorectal cancer
93. Miguel Ferrer
Actor | Traffic
Miguel Ferrer was an American actor known for playing Morton from RoboCop, Shan Yu from Mulan, Martian Manhunter from Justice League: The New Frontier, Slade Wilson from Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Death from Adventure Time, Sesa Refumee from Halo 2 and Vice President Rodriguez from Iron Man 3...
Father was legendary Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer and mother was American actress Rosemary Clooney; was the first cousin of actor George Clooney
DIED January 19, 2017, age 61, of throat cancer
94. Tessa Ferrer
Actress | The Passing Parade
Tessa Ferrer was born on March 30, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Passing Parade (2018), Insidious: The Last Key (2018) and Excision (2008).
Paternal grandfather was actor and director Jose Ferrer, who was Puerto Rican; mother is singer Debby Boone, daughter of singer and actor Pat Boone
Granddaughter of singer Pat Boone; niece of actor Miguel Ferrer; cousin of actor George Clooney
95. Mel Ferrer
Actor | Lili
Actor/director/producer Mel Ferrer was born Melchor Gaston Ferrer on August 25, 1917, in Elberon, New Jersey. The son of a Cuban-born surgeon and a Manhattan socialite, he went to prep school and attended Princeton University. From the age of 15 he worked in summer stock. After Princeton he became ...
Father was Cuban; not related to actors Jose Ferrer and Miguel Ferrer
DIED June 8, 2008, age 90, of heart failure
96. Amanda Fuller
Actress | Last Man Standing
Amanda Fuller was born on August 27, 1984 in Sacramento, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Last Man Standing (2011), Red White & Blue (2010) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). She has been married to Matthew Bryan Feld since 2018. They have one child.
Maternal grandmother was half-Mexican; paternal great-grandfather was half-Mexican
97. Edward Furlong
Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California. His mother, Eleanor (Tafoya), is from a Mexican family, and worked at a youth center. Furlong had no acting ambitions until he was approached by casting agent Mali Finn, who was looking for a young actor to play the role of John Connor in what...
Mother is Mexican
98. Seychelle Gabriel
Actress | The Last Airbender
Seychelle Gabriel is from Burbank, CA and has been acting professionally for over a decade. She began doing background work when she was a child and moved into principle roles towards her later high school years, after performing in the Frank Miller film, The Spirit. She has since then performed in...
Father is Mexican and French; mother is Italian
99. Peter Gadiot
Actor | Queen of the South
Peter Gadiot was born in Haywards Heath, in the United Kingdom. He grew up in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.
He trained at the prestigious Drama Centre London.
In addition to acting on stage and screen he has written and directed several short films and is an active campaigner against human ...
Mother is Mexican; father is Dutch
100. David Gallagher
Actor | 7th Heaven
David Lee Gallagher was born on February 9, 1985 in College Point, New York, to Elena (Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher. His stepfather is Vincent Casey. David is of Irish (father) and Cuban (mother) descent. At not even two years old, he landed his first print ad job and he has since done ...
Mother is Cuban; father is Irish
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