Hines in 2006, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cheryl Ruth Hines
Place of Birth: Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1965
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, smaller amounts of Welsh and French, possibly distant Melungeon
Cheryl Hines is an American actress, comedian, producer, and director. Her roles include the films Herbie: Fully Loaded, RV, Keeping Up with the Steins, Waitress, The Grand, Bart Got a Room, Labor Pains, The Ugly Truth, Life After Beth, Think Like a Man 2, Christmas Eve, Nine Lives, and Wilson, and television’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Suburgatory, and The Flight Attendant. She directed the film Serious Moonlight.
Cheryl is married to environmental lawyer, author, and radio host Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of politician Robert F. Kennedy. Cheryl has a daughter with her former husband, businessperson Paul Young.
Cheryl’s paternal grandfather was James Earl Hines (the son of Richard Edward Hines and Nora/Norah Josephine Keough). James was born in New York. The surname Hines was originally Hines/Heintz. Richard was the son of George W. Hines and Annie Piety Helferstay, whose father was of German descent, and whose maternal grandparents were French planters from Haiti who came to the U.S. during the Haitian Revolution. Cheryl’s great-grandmother Nora was Irish.
Cheryl’s paternal grandmother was Mary Ruth Powell (the daughter of William Titus Powell and Leola/Eulalia Sally Cumbaa/Cumbee). Mary was born in Florida. William was the son of William Addison Powell, who was Welsh, and of Maria/Mirah Young. Leola was the daughter of James Madison Cumbaa and Sarah Francis Grey.
Cheryl’s maternal grandfather was Frank Henry Graham (the son of Frank Henry Graham and Corinne Shaughnessy). Cheryl’s grandfather Frank was born in Alabama. Corinne was the daughter of James Shaughnessy and Bridget Cecile Kane.
Cheryl’s maternal grandmother was Rosaleine Agnes Horty (the daughter of John Joseph Horty and Nellie Agnes Carney/Kearney). Rosaleine was born in Delaware. John and Nellie were born in Delaware, to Irish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Cheryl Hines –
Cheryl’s paternal grandfather, James Earl Hines, on the 1910 U.S. Census –
Cheryl’s maternal grandfather, Frank Henry Graham, on the 1920 U.S. Census –
