Place of Birth: Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 29, 1967
Ethnicity:
*62.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Italian (including Sicilian)
*12.5% Irish
Joely Fisher is an American actress and singer. She is known for starring in two television series, Ellen and ‘Til Death.
Joely is the daughter of actors and singers Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens. Her younger sister is actress Tricia Leigh Fisher. She is the half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher and TV and filmmaker Todd Fisher. Her niece is actress Billie Lourd.
Her father was born in Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish parents. Her mother was born in New York. Joely’s maternal grandfather was of Italian (including Sicilian) ancestry, and Joely’s maternal grandmother was of Irish (from her own father) and Polish Jewish and German Jewish (from her own mother) descent.
Joely’s paternal grandparents were Joseph P. Fisher/Tisch (the son of David or Nathan Tisch/Fisher and Anna or Linnie) and Kate Winokur (the daughter of Zelig/Selig Zadik Minniker/Winokur and Ida).
Joely’s maternal grandfather was Peter Ingoglia, known as musician Teddy Stevens (the son of Charles Ingoglia and Concetta Katherine Coletti). Charles and Concetta were both born in Italy. The surname “Ingoglia” is usually Sicilian, from Palermo or Trapani. Concetta was the daughter of Jakob/Jacob Coletti.
Joely’s maternal grandmother was Eleanor McGinley, a singer (the daughter of Charles Jonathan McGinley and Sarah “Sadie” Asher). Charles was the son of Hugh McGinley and Mary Gilligan, who were Irish. Sarah was the daughter of Isidore Harry Asher, who was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Jewish immigrant parents from Poland and Germany, and of Esther/Ester “Essie” White, who was born in London, England, to Polish Jewish parents, Isaac White and Sarah Simon/Simons.
Sources: Genealogies of Joely Fisher – https://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Joely’s father – http://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Joely’s father (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Joely’s maternal grandfather, Peter Ingoglia, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Joely’s maternal grandmother, Eleanor McGinley, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Joely’s maternal great-grandfather, Charles Jonathan McGinley – https://familysearch.org
Joely’s maternal great-grandmother, Sarah “Sadie” Asher, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Joely’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Isidore Harry Asher, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Joely’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Isidore Harry Asher – https://familysearch.org
Joely’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Esther/Ester “Essie” White, on the 1871 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Joely’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Esther/Ester “Essie” (White) Asher – https://familysearch.org
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