Kim Walker

Birth Name: Kimberly Anne Walker

Date of Birth: June 19, 1968

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: March 6, 2001

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: 46.875% German, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, one quarter Italian, 1/32 Irish

Kim Walker was an American actress. She played Heather Chandler in the dark comedy film Heathers. Her roles also included the films Say Anything…, Deadly Weapon, The Favor (1994), A Reason to Believe, and Somewhere in the City; the series The Outsiders; and the made-for-tv movies Student Exchange (1987), The Preppie Murder, The Julie Show, and Gambler V: Playing for Keeps.

Kim’s paternal grandfather was Herbert P. Walker (the son of Frank Meyer Walker and Bertha Ahrenfrau/Ahrensfrall/Aaronsfeau). Herbert was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Frank was born in Galicia. Bertha was born in Bielitz, the daughter of Solomon Aaronsfeau and Mollie.

Kim’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Hebel (the daughter of Henry Hebel and Gertrude Weismantel). Elizabeth was born in Brooklyn, New York City. Henry was born in New York City, the son of Richard R. Hebel, whose paternal grandparents were German, and whose maternal grandparents were Irish, from Clones, Monaghan; and of Annie Hopke, whose parents were German, from Hanover, Saxony. Kim’s great-grandmother Gertrude was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph Weismantel, whose parents were German, from Bavaria and Baden, respectively; and of Gertrude Benner, whose father was from Winnweiler, Bayern, Traunstein, Bavaria, and whose maternal grandparents were also German, from Darmstadt, Hesse.

Kim’s maternal grandfather was Hans Weigel (the son of Wilhelm Weigel and Anna Friederike Auguste Dornheim). Hans was born in Germany. Wilhelm was born in Klein Linden, Gießen, the son of Johannes Weigel and Marie Weigel. Kim’s great-grandmother Anna was born in Kelbra, Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, the daughter of Friedrich Dornheim and Auguste Krause.

Kim’s maternal grandmother was Mildred/Minnie Pallozzi (the daughter of Louis Pallozzi and Anna Cosciana). Mildred was born in Ohio, to Italian parents. Louis was born in Simone, Cosenza, Calabria.

Source: Genealogy of Kim Walker – https://www.findagrave.com

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