Today, the second part of the list of people who are more or less family related to Poland. This time it’s time for a slightly younger generation.
At the beginning, perhaps surprising information for some, but also Scarlett Johansson has quite close ties with Poland. Her grandparents emigrated from Poland during World War II, and her mother – Melanie Sloan – comes from a Jewish family that lived in the New York Bronx.
Also Lisa Kudrow, the unforgettable Phoebe from “Friends”. The great-grandmother of the actress was murdered during World War II. The actress’s extended family lives in the Tri-City.
Actress Natalie Portman owes her Polish roots to her father’s parents, Avner Hershlag. Her grandparents lived in Rzeszów.
Martha Stewart is one of the most influential media personalities in the US. Her grandparents came from Podkarpacie, she is the daughter of Edward Kostyra and Marta Ruszkowska.
Gwyneth Paltrow learned about her Polish roots in 2011 while participating in the “Who Do You Think You Are” program, whose participants, under the supervision of BBC cameras, research their origins. It was then that the actress discovered that her great-great-grandfather Simon Paltrovich had emigrated to the USA from Poland, and that his brother was a rabbi in Nowogród and his name was Hersz Peletrowicz.
Marilyn Manson also has Polish roots. The controversial performer revealed this in his autobiography entitled “Difficult road from hell”, writing that the family on the father’s side is of Polish-German origin.
Simon Cowell, strict judge on America’s Got Talent. He was inspired to confess by Sara James, who took part in an American talent show a year ago. “Part of my family was from Poland in the past. We may be related,” Cowell said on the vision. He has Polish roots on his father’s side – his grandmother Esther Malinsky was Jewish and came from Poland.
Rapper Eminem has Polish roots thanks to his distant family. His great-great-grandfather George Scheinert was born in Poland.
Adrien Brody has Polish-Jewish roots thanks to his father. The paternal great-grandfather of the star of the film “The Pianist” was a Pole who emigrated to the USA before World War II.
Juliette Binoche has a strong connection with Poland. Her parents come from Częstochowa, where her mother, the daughter of Andrzej Stalens and Julia née Młynarczyk, was born. After the outbreak of World War II, the Stalens emigrated to France. Binoche herself is an honorary citizen of Częstochowa.
Tori Spelling, best known for her role in the series “Beverly Hills, 90210”, also has Polish ancestors. The actress is the daughter of Aaron Spelling, a television producer born in a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland.
Jane Seymour rose to fame as the TV series “Dr. Quinn”. Her father John Frankenberg’s ancestors were Jews from Poland and Germany. The actress’s grandfather came from Płock. She herself was born in England.
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