Birth Name: Aya Rachel Cash
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 13, 1982
Ethnicity: English, Italian, German, Irish
Aya Cash is an American television, film, and stage actress.
Aya is the daughter of novelist Kim Addonizio (born Kimberly Theresa Addonizio) and Eugene Cash.
Aya’s father has English, and possibly other, ancestry. Aya’s mother is mostly of Italian, German, and Irish descent.
Aya’s maternal grandfather was Robert “Bob” Richard Addonizio (the son of Anthony A. Addie/Addonizio and Theresa Spaziante). Aya’s great-grandparents Anthony and Theresa were Italian immigrants.
Aya’s maternal grandmother was Pauline May Betz (the daughter of Immanuel/Imanual G. Betz and Stella Mae McCandless/McCandles). Stella was the daughter of A. S. McCandless and May. Aya’s great-grandfather Immanuel was born in Ohio, to parents from Germany. Aya’s great-grandmother Stella was born in Illinois.
Sources: Marriage Record of Aya’s maternal grandparents, Robert “Bob” Richard Addie and Pauline May Betz – http://www.familysearch.org
Information about Aya’s maternal grandfather, Robert “Bob” Richard Addie – http://sabrmedia.org
Aya’s maternal great-grandfather, Immanuel/Imanual G. Betz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
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