Stewart in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Kristen Jaymes Stewart
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 9, 1990
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (one quarter), likely Scottish
Kristen Stewart is an American actress, model, and director. She is known for starring as Bella in the Twilight films, and for her many roles across both wide and indie releases, including The Messengers, Adventureland, Still Alice, and Undertow.
Her father, John Stewart, is an American stage manager and television producer. The surname Stewart is Scottish.
Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor and director. Kristen’s mother was adopted by Norma Beatrice (Gordezky) and Benny Urman. They were a Jewish couple residing in California, who had married in 1947, and adopted Kristen’s mother in the early 1950s. They also spent time in Maroochydore, Australia during her mother’s teenage years.
Kristen’s mother was raised Jewish. At the time, most Jewish couples in the United States adopted babies who had a Jewish biological mother (and sometimes a Jewish biological father as well).
A DNA test taken by Kristen stated her genetic ancestry to be:
*24% Ashkenazi Jewish
Given Kristen’s DNA results, it is likely that her biological maternal grandmother was Jewish.
Benny Urman was born in Oklahoma, the son of Polish Jewish parents, Joseph Urman and Sadie Weintraub.
Norman Gordezky was born in Illinois, the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Sam Gordezky and Sophie Goldstein.
Sources: Mention of Kristen’s mother in B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG) in Van Nuys in 1967 – https://newspaperarchive.com
Marriage record of Kristen’s adoptive maternal grandparents, Benny Urman and Norma Beatrice Gordezky – https://www.familysearch.org
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