Nicole Mitchell Murphy
Mitchell Murphy in 2011, photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Nicole Ronnette Mitchell
Place of Birth: Sacramento, Yuba, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 5, 1968
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French]
*mother – Irish, possibly English
Nicole Mitchell Murphy, born Nicole Mitchell, is an American model, television personality, designer, actress, and businessperson. Her father, Eddie Tolan Mitchell, is black. Her mother, Ellen Regan, is white, from England, and likely has at least partial Irish ancestry. A picture of Nicole’s parents can be seen here.
Nicole has five children, including actress Bella Murphy, with her former husband, comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer Eddie Murphy.
Nicole’s paternal grandfather was named Marcell/Marcel Julius Mitchell. Marcell was born in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana.
Nicole’s paternal grandmother was Mazie/Macie Francis (the daughter of Joseph Francis and Marie Zulma Comeaux). Mazie was born in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana. Marie was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, the daughter of parents of Louisiana Creole [African, French] descent, Drozan Comeaux and Eliza/Elise/Alice Broussard.
Nicole’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Regan.
Sources: Nicole’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Nicole’s paternal grandmother, Mazie/Macie (Francis) Mitchell Moore – https://www.familysearch.org
Nicole’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Drozan Comeaux and Eliza/Elise/Alice Broussard, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Nicole’s paternal grandmother Mazie was the daughter of Joseph Francis and Marie Zulma Comeaux. Marie Zulma was the daughter of Valéry Comeaux and Marie Carmezile Granger. Marie Carmezile was the daughter of Simon Simonet Granger and Adelaide Hebert. Adelaide was the daughter of Gertrude Thibodeaux, and of her husband Jean Baptiste François Broussard.
You should update her ancestry with : Cajun/French
** Nicole’s paternal grandmother Mazie was the daughter of Joseph Francis and Marie Zulma Comeaux. Marie Zulma was the daughter of Drozan Comeaux and Eliza Alice Broussard. Drozan was the son of Valéry Comeaux and Marie Carmezele Granger. Marie Carmezele was the daughter of Simon Simonet Granger and Adelaide Hebert.**
On her maternal side, Nicole doesn’t seem to have any English or Irish ancestry; she is actually of Cajun/French descent.
My bad, I got mixed up! I meant on her paternal side, she is not just of African-American descent, but also has Cajun/French ancestry through her paternal grandmother considering all the French names and Louisiana locations.
Or perhaps Acadian/French-Canadian since she descends from Pierre Thibodeau.
African -> African-American?