Heather Thomas
BEVERLY HILLS – APRIL 26: Thomas at the Nina Ricci Fashion Show and Gala Dinner to Benefit The Rape Foundation at Barneys New York on April 26, 2006 in Beverly Hills, CA. s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Heather Anne Thomas
Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 8, 1957
Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, distant French
Heather Thomas is an American actress. Her roles include the shows The Fall Guy and The Love Boat; the films Zapped! (1982), Cyclone (1987), Kiss of the Cobra, Red Blooded American Girl, Against the Law, My Giant, Girltrash: All Night Long, and The Fall Guy (2024); the made-for-tv movies Ford: The Man and the Machine, Hoover vs. The Kennedys: The Second Civil War, The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, and Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney’s Place; and the mini-series Flair. Later in life, she stepped away from acting and became involved in writing and activism.
She was married to entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham (Harry Montague Brittenham II), until his death. The couple has a daughter, artist India Rose Brittenham.
Heather’s paternal grandfather was Leon Puckett Thomas (the son of Oscar Lee Thomas and Ella Lee Puckett). Leon was born in Oklahoma. Oscar was born in Oklahoma, the son of John Andrew Thomas and Ophelia Arsula Couch. Heather’s great-grandmother Ella was the daughter of Pleasant E. Puckett and Mary Ann Eeds.
Heather’s paternal grandmother was Verga B. Logan (the daughter of Gillis Beldon Logan and Florence Luellen Burton). Verga was born in Oklahoma. Gillis was the son of Angus McDonald Logan and Martha Saphronia Cantrell. Heather’s great-grandmother Florence was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Burton and Etta Pearce/Pierce.
Heather’s maternal grandfather was Henry Albert Miller (the son of Henry H. Miller and Louise Fink). Heather’s grandfather Henry was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Louise was born in Pittsburgh, the daughter of German parents, Christoph Fink and Anna Maria Kehr, who were from from Gießen, Hessen.
Heather’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Mercy Williams (the daughter of Charles W. Williams, Jr. and Rachel A. Jackson). Gladys was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was born in Sutton Township, Meigs, Ohio, the son of Charles W. Williams, whose parents were English, with his father having been from Belper, Derbyshire; and of Mercy “Mary” Mayer, who was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. Heather’s great-grandmother Rachel was born in Homeville, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, to English parents, Thomas Jackson and Hanna Parkin.
Source: Obituary of Heather’s mother – https://www.legacy.com
Wedding announcement of Gladdy Lou Miller and Leon Logan Thomas:
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Father: Leon Logan Thomas (1926-1992) was the son of
Paternal grandfather: Leon Puckett Thomas (1906-1967) (Oklahoma) the son of Oscar Lee Thomas and Ella Lee Puckett. Oscar was born in Oklahoma, the son of John Andrew Thomas and Ophelia Arsula Couch. Ella was the daughter of Pleasant E. Puckett and Mary Ann Eeds.
Paternal grandmother: Verga B. Logan (Oklahoma) was the daughter of Gillis Beldon Logan and Florence Luellen Burton. Gillis was the son of Angus McDonald Logan and Martha Saphronia Cantrell. Florence was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Burton and Etta Pearce.
On the McDonald lineage it leads back to Scotland. Etta Pierce (2nd great-grandmother) was the daughter of Rachel Annie Allen, the daughter of Nancy W. Young, the daughter of Mary Polly McBride. The McBride lineage is Irish. Lastly, Martha Cantrell (2nd great-grandmother) had a second great-grandmother Eleanor Levichy Partee (1701-1765) from Versailles, France.
Please add Scottish, and distant Irish + French to profile
@jackson9 Great find!
@Arthwen, thanks ;-)
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