Birth Name: Krysta Anne Rodriguez
Place of Birth: Orange, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 23, 1984
Ethnicity:
*Mexican (father)
*English, possibly other (mother)
Krysta Rodriguez is an American actress and singer.
Krysta is the daughter of Kathleen A. (Haden) and Perry T. Rodriguez. Krysta’s father was born in California and has Mexican ancestry. Krysta’s mother is also from California, and has English, and possibly other, roots.
Krysta has stated:
Having grown up in Southern California, and being a ‘Rodriguez’, folks automatically assume I’m Mexican — and not American. For a while I didn’t know if I’d fit into the Latino acting community because my family is very acculturated and I don’t speak fluent Spanish – and, well, you know. I worried other Latino actors would consider me a “fake” Latina but that wasn’t the case, especially in New York.
Krysta’s paternal grandparents’ surnames were “Rodriguez” and “Gonzales”.
Krysta’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were “Haden” and “Bishop”.
Sources: Birth record of Krysta Rodriguez – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Krysta’s father – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Krysta’s mother – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Krysta’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Photo by Joe Seer/www.bigstockphoto.com