Arielle Kebbel

Kebbel in 2013, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Arielle Caroline Kebbel

Place of Birth: Winter Park, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 19, 1985

Ethnicity:
*father – German, more distant Swiss-German
*mother – German, English, as well as distant French

Arielle Kebbel is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Soul Plane, Be Cool, Reeker, Dirty Deeds (2005), The Kid & I, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy, Aquamarine, John Tucker Must Die, The Grudge 2, Forever Strong, Freakdog, The Uninvited (2019), Vampires Suck, Answer This!, I Melt with You, The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, Mardi Gras: Spring Break, Supporting Characters, Think Like a Man, Bitch (2017), Fifty Shades Freed, After We Fell, and its sequels, After Ever Happy and After Everything; Summer Camp (2024), Site (2025), and I Can Only Imagine 2; the shows Gilmore Girls, Grounded for Life, The Vampire Diaries, Life Unexpected, 90210, Audrey, Instant Mom, Unreal, The League, Ballers, The Grinder, Robot Chicken, Midnight, Texas; Grand Hotel, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, 9-1-1, Rescue: HI-Surf, and Marshals; and the made-for-tv movies A Bride for Christmas, Sweet Surrender, Bridal Wave, Four Christmases and a Wedding, A Brush With Love, and Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance.

Her mother, Sheri, is a talent manager. Arielle is an advocate against the abuse and killing of horses.

Arielle’s paternal grandfather was William R. Kebbel (the son of Friedrich Otto “Fred” Kebbel and Anna S. Marchert). William was born in Illinois, the son of ethnic German emigrants, from Poland/Lithuania. Friedrich was the son of August Friedrich Kebbel and Bertha Auguste Feitusch. Anna was the daughter of Josef Marchert and Helene Magdalene Kebbel.

Arielle’s paternal grandmother was Jean Helen Schultze (the daughter of John Charles Schultze, Sr. and Helen Karoline/Colleen Schroeppel). Jean was born in Illinois, of German descent. John was the son of Charles W. Schultze and Marie E. Fischer. Helen was the daughter of Albert Henry Schroeppel and Ida Anne Barbara Becker.

Arielle’s biological maternal grandfather is James Douglas Kidd (the son of Robert Hamilton Kidd and Marie Viar). James was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Robert was the son of James B. Kidd (the son of James William T. Kidd and Nancy/Nannie S. Phillips) and Estelle L. Wray (the daughter of Robert H. Wray and Pauline E. Purvis).

Arielle’s maternal grandmother was Ann Caroline Gorham (the daughter of Leonard C. Gorham and Caroline M. Kast). Ann was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Leonard was born in Virginia, the son of Samuel Gorham, who had English ancestry, and of Elizabeth C. Krause, who was of German descent. Arielle’s great-grandmother Caroline was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Frank Charles Kast, Sr. and Mary Catherine Schlag, who were of German origin.

Arielle is a second cousin, once removed, of actor Bryan Cranston. Arielle’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Josef Marchert and Helene Magdalene Kebbel, were also Bryan’s maternal great-grandparents. The two are also more distantly related through Arielle’s patrilineal line.

Sources: Arielle’s paternal grandfather, William R. Kebbel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Arielle’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Josef Marchert and Helene Magdalene Kebbel – https://www.geni.com

Obituary of Arielle’s paternal great-uncle (grandfather’s brother) – http://www.stltoday.com

Obituary of Arielle’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – http://www.altondailynews.com

Arielle’s maternal grandfather, James Douglas Kidd – Information from Kebbel family member

Birth record of Arielle’s maternal step-great-grandmother, Adeline Emma Hock/Hoch – https://familysearch.org

Arielle’s maternal step-great-grandmother, Adeline Emma Hock/Hoch, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Arielle’s maternal step-great-grandmother, Adeline Emma (Hock/Hoch) Goetz – http://archives.starbulletin.com

Arielle’s maternal great-grandfather, Leonard C. Gorham, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Arielle’s maternal great-grandmother, Caroline M. Kast, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Arielle’s maternal great-grandmother, Caroline M. (Kast) Gorham Marshall – http://www.legacy.com