Birth Name: Sophie Holloway
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 15 September, 1977
Ethnicity:
*father – English
*mother – Norwegian, smaller amounts of English, Irish, Danish, Swiss-German, German, Dutch, and Scottish
Sophie Dahl is a British author and fashion model. She is the daughter of author and actress Tessa Dahl and actor Julian Holloway, and the granddaughter of novelist, short-story writer, and poet Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Sophie is married to jazz-pop singer, songwriter, and pianist Jamie Cullum, with whom she has two children.
Sophie is a niece of Olivia Dahl, social justice and health care advocate Ophelia Dahl, and screenwriter Lucy Dahl; a cousin of fashion designer, philanthropist, and activist Phoebe Dahl; and a first cousin, once removed, of art dealer Nicholas Logsdail.
Sophie’s paternal grandfather was actor, humourist, singer, poet and monologist Stanley Holloway (born Stanley Augustus Holloway, the son of George Augustus Holloway and Florence May Bell). Stanley was born in London, England. George was the son of Amelia Catherine Knight.
Sophie’s paternal grandmother was dancer and actress Violet Lane (born Violet Marion Lane, the daughter of parents surnamed Lane and Elborn). Violet was born in Leeds, England.
Sophie’s maternal grandfather was Roald Dahl (the son of Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg). Roald was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents. Harald was the son of Olavus Trulsen Dahl/Krosby and Elen Thorine Andersdatter Langengen. Sofie was the daughter of Karl Laurits Hesselberg and Elen Wallace.
Sophie’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Neal (born Patricia Louise Neal, the daughter of William Burdette Neal and Eura Mildred Petrey). Patricia was born in Packard, Kentucky, U.S. William was the son of William David Neal and Mary Lucy Fitzgerald. Eura was the daughter of Pascal Gennings Petrey and Florence Jane Siler.
Source: Genealogy of Sophie Dahl – https://www.geni.com
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