Armstrong in 2006, photo by Starfrenzy/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Samaire Rhys Armstrong
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Date of Birth: 31 October, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – Scottish
*mother – Italian, including Sicilian
Samaire Armstrong is a Japanese-born American actress, fashion designer, and model. Her roles include the films Stay Alive, It’s a Boy Girl Thing, and Just My Luck, and the series The O.C., Dirty Sexy Money, and Resurrection.
Samaire is the daughter of Sylvia and Hunter Armstrong. Her father is Scottish and her mother is Italian. Samaire was raised in Hawaii and Sedona, Arizona. Samaire has a son with her former partner, bassist Jason Christopher.
Samaire’s maternal grandfather was Silvio A. Sepielli (the son of Giovanni/John Sepielli and Elvera/Elvira Demucci). Silvio was born in Crenshaw, Pennsylvania, to Italian parents, from Troia, Apulia.
Samaire’s maternal grandmother was named Angela/Angeline Corsini. Angela was born in Ludlow, Pennsylvania, and was of Sicilian descent.
Sources:
Official website of Samaire Armstrong –
Marriage record of Samaire’s maternal grandparents, Silvio A. Sepielli and Angela/Angeline Corsini –
Samaire’s maternal grandfather, Silvio A. Sepielli, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Death record of Samaire’s maternal great-grandfather, Giovanni/John Sepielli –
Obituary of Samaire’s maternal grandmother, Angela/Angeline (Corsini) Sepielli –
