Birth Name: Reneé Jane Rapp
Place of Birth: Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 10, 2000
Ethnicity: Irish, one quarter Polish, German, one eighth Italian, Hungarian, likely Slovak
Reneé Rapp is an American actress and singer. She has starred on the show The Sex Lives of College Girls and in the musical Mean Girls, as well as in its film adaptation.
She uses the full name Reneé Mary Jane Rapp, though Mary is not part of her legal name.
Reneé’s paternal grandfather was Charles Roland Rapp, Jr. (the son of Charles Roland Rapp, Sr. and Camille Rihn). Reneé’s grandfather Charles was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Reneé’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of William Anthony Rapp, whose father was German, and of Emma L. Boughter. Camille was the daughter of Charles M. Rihn and Nell/Nellie H. Ryan, who had Irish ancestry.
Reneé’s paternal grandmother was Loretta Ann Szafaryn (the daughter of Adolph/Adolf Szafaryn and Apolonia “Pauline” Ankowski/Ankowska). Loretta was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, to Polish parents.
Reneé’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Olexa (the son of Joseph Olexa and Della Theresa Favro). Reneé’s grandfather Joseph was born in Pennsylvania. Renee’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Hungarian-born parents, Yura Joseph Olexa and Mary Maria Sisak. Yura was the son of John Slavik Oleksa and Mary. Reneé’s great-grandmother Della was the daughter of Italian parents, Emelio/Emilio Favro and Pasqualina Umprimo.
Reneé’s maternal grandmother was Jane Findlay (the daughter of John Thomas Findlay and Bettie Sue Delaney/Dulaney). John was the son of Edward E. Findlay, who was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents; and of Bridget Daly, who was born in Waterford, Ireland. Bettie was the daughter of Albert Delaney and Mary Jane Hammond.
Sources: Genealogy of Reneé’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Olexa – https://www.myheritage.pl
Reneé’s maternal great-grandmother, Della Theresa Favro, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.ancestry.com
Obituary of Reneé’s maternal great-grandmother, Della Theresa (Favro) Olexa – https://hastingsfuneralhome.com
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