Rowell in 2019, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Victoria Lynn Rowell
Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 10, 1959
Ethnicity:
*biological father – African-Jamaican
*biological mother – English, small amounts of Welsh
Victoria Rowell is an American actress, writer, producer, and dancer. She has starred in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Eve’s Bayou, on The Young and the Restless and Diagnosis: Murder.
Victoria was raised by several foster parents from an early age. Her biological father was Jamaican. Her biological mother, Dorothy, was white, and was mostly of English and some Welsh descent, including Mayflower roots.
Victoria has a daughter with her former husband Tom Fahey; and a son with her former partner, musician Wynton Marsalis. Wynton is the brother of musician Branford Marsalis.
Victoria’s biological maternal grandfather was Harry Stillman Collins (the son of Joseph Henry Collins and Sarah Frances Pressey). Harry was born in Massachusetts. Joseph was born in Maine, the son of John Collins and Rosanna Coombs. Sarah was born in Maine, the daughter of Elbridge Pressey and Nancy.
Victoria’s biological maternal grandmother was Mabel Tilden Bevan (the daughter of Charles Alexander Bevan and Elizabeth Margeret Sawyer). Mabel was born in Maine. Charles was born in Maine, the son of John Rixon Bevan and Mary E. Keeler. Elizabeth was born in Maine, the daughter of John Grindle Sawyer and Mary Louise Bowden.
Source: Genealogy of Victoria’s biological mother – http://www.familysearch.org
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