Birth Name: Hope Elizabeth Soberano
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 4, 1998
Ethnicity:
* Filipino (including Pangasinan) (father)
* Danish, English, French, French-Canadian, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh (mother)
Liza Soberano is a Filipina-American actress and model. Her father, John Castillo Soberano, is Filipino. Her mother, Jacqulyn Elizabeth Hanley, is American, of Danish, English, French, French-Canadian, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, Swiss-German, and Welsh descent.
Liza’s paternal grandfather is Jeffrey [Arevalo] Soberano.
Liza’s maternal grandfather is Michael George Hanley (the son of Earl George Hanley and Lillian Margaret Nielsen). Earl was the son of Earl James Hanley and Gertrude Mary Loggins. Lillian was the daughter of Danish immigrants Niels Pedersen Nielsen (also known as Nels Peter Nielsen), of Marstal, and Karen Rasmussen.
Liza’s maternal grandmother is Wanda Sue Cooper (the daughter of Harry David Cooper and Bobbie Elizabeth Grizzle). Harry was the son of Ellion Ray Cooper and Sadie May Valentine. Bobbie is the daughter of Shelly Floyd Grizzle and Ruby Caudle.
Liza’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her third great-grandmother Margaret Elizabeth “Bettie” Moore.
Sources: Birth record of Liza’s mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLXY-THT
Marriage record of Liza’s maternal grandparents, Michael George Hanley and Wanda Sue Cooper – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6LD-6S2
Birth record of Liza’s maternal grandfather, Michael George Hanley – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJ6-1TM
Birth record of Liza’s maternal grandmother, Wanda Sue Cooper – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2BS-H2D
Liza’s paternal great-grandfather, Earl George Hanley, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X74K-JYK
Obituary of Liza’s paternal great-grandfather, Earl George Hanley – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=earl-hanley&pid=142286666
Death record of Liza’s maternal great-grandmother, Lillian Margaret (Nielsen) Hanley – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYS-G36
Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-grandparents, Harry David Cooper and Bobbie Elizabeth Grizzle – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GY3T-92MW
Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Harry David Cooper, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77K-JMY
Obituary of Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Harry David Cooper – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=harry-cooper&pid=143517476
Baptismal record of Liza’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Niels Pedersen Nielsen – https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/billedviser?epid=17137995#180149,30550453
Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Ellion Ray Cooper and Sadie May Valentine – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-W2QW
Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Shelly Floyd Grizzle and Ruby Caudle – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-ZMDG