The Wachowskis in 2012, photo by s_bukley/bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name:
*Larry Wachowski
*Andy Wachowski
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth:
*June 21, 1965 (Lana)
*December 29, 1967 (Lilly)
Ethnicity:
*father – Polish
*mother – Irish, German, English, small amounts of Dutch, Scottish, remote Swiss-German, possibly other
Lana and Lilly Wachowski are American film and television directors, writers and producers. They are collectively known as The Wachowskis, or The Wachowski Sisters, and they are also known for directing the Matrix franchise. The sisters are both trans women.
Their father, Ron Wachowski, was a businessman of Polish descent. Their mother, Lynne Luckinbill, was a nurse and painter, of Irish, German, English, small amounts of Dutch, Scottish, and remote Swiss-German descent. Their uncle is the actor Laurence Luckinbill.
The Wachowskis’ maternal grandfather was Laurence Benedict Luckinbill, the son of Fred Albert Luckinbill and Lucy Ann Nicholson.
The Wachowskis’ maternal grandmother was Agnes Nulph, the daughter of George Owen Nulph Jr and Sarah Leonard.
Sources: The Wachowskis’ mother Lynne Luckinbill on the 1940 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ28-D9J?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=G3KW-58R
Genealogies of the Wachowskis’ (focusing on their mother’s side):
https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000000478161836?through=6000000000478394232
https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000000478163746?through=6000000000478394232
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