Birth Name: Francesca Lorraine Curran
Place of Birth: Eden Prairie, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: May 10, 1993
Ethnicity:
*Irish, Norwegian, Swedish (father)
*Italian, possibly English (mother)
Francesca Curran is an American actress. She is known for her role as Helen Van Maele on Orange Is The New Black.
Francesca is the daughter of Dina and Dave Curran. She is married to Jeronimo Pulega.
Francesca’s paternal grandfather was Lavalle Lawrence “Larry” Curran (the son of Lawrence Martin Curran and Ella Evelyn Carlson). Lavalle was born in Minnesota. Francesca’s great-grandfather Lawrence was born in Minnesota, the son of Thomas W. Curran, who was Irish, and of Anna “Annie” Lavalle/La Valle, whose father was Irish and whose mother was the daughter of Irish parents. Ella was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Charley/Charly Carlson, who was Swedish, and of Anna, who was Norwegian.
Francesca’s paternal grandmother was Phyllis Lorraine Kyllo (the daughter of Oscar Kyllo and Gudrun/Gudren Emelia Gude). Phyllis was born in Minnesota. Oscar was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Otto Torsteinsen Kyllo and Maren Lovise Krogstad. Gudrun was born in Minnesota, also to Norwegian parents, with her mother being Emma.
Francesca’s maternal grandfather was Vincent DiFrancesco (the son of Paul DiFrancesco and Grace Cichella). Vincent was born in New York, to parents from Italy.
Francesca’s maternal grandmother was named Elizabeth “Betty” Fisher.
Sources: Genealogy of Francesca’s paternal grandmother, Phyllis Lorraine (Kyllo) Curran – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Francesca’s uncle (mother’s brother), Terrence “Terry” DiFrancesco – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Francesca’s maternal grandfather, Vincent DiFrancesco – http://www.legacy.com
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