Amy Aquino – 53rd Annual ICG Publicists Awards Luncheon – Arrivals – Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Amy L. Aquino
Place of Birth: Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1957
Ethnicity:
*75% Italian
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
Amy Aquino is an television, film, and stage American actress.
Amy is the daughter of Adele Frances (Mesiti) and Salvatore Aquino. Amy’s father had Italian and Russian Jewish ancestry. Amy’s mother was of Italian descent. Amy is married to Drew McCoy.
Amy’s paternal grandparents were Michael Aquino and Rebecca Kaplan (the daughter of Abraham Kaplan and Lena Cohen). Michael was born in Italy. Rebecca was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Amy’s maternal grandparents were Anthony Mesiti and Rose Scalzo. Anthony was born in Italy. Rose was born in New York, to parents from Italy.
Sources: Obituary of Amy’s father – http://www.starnewsonline.com
Death record of Amy’s paternal grandmother, Rebecca (Kaplan) Aquino – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Amy’s mother – http://www.andrewsmortuary.com