Eliza Coupe – The Paley Center Presents “Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23” – Arrivals – The Paley Center – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Emiley Schweich / PR Photos
Birth Name: Eliza Kate Coupe
Place of Birth: Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 6, 1981
Ethnicity: English, Scottish
Eliza Coupe is an American actress and comedian.
Eliza is the daughter of Kathryn G. “Kate” (Newell) and Ernest Lincoln “Ernie” Coupe, Jr. Eliza’s brothers are Sam and Thom.
Eliza’s father is from Harrisville, Rhode Island, and has recent English, along with some Scottish, ancestry. Eliza’s mother is from New Hampshire, and also has English roots.
Eliza has stated:
I have wanted to learn French forever, I’ve been determined to move over there and just be over there for the rest of my life. But I don’t know French, and my family’s French.
However, it is not clear whether Eliza’s French ancestry has been documented/verified.
Eliza’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Lincoln Coupe, Sr. (the son of Ernest Coupe and Lena Fawcett Maymon). Eliza’s paternal great-grandfather Ernest was born in England, the son of William H. Coupe and Elizabeth Wilson. Eliza’s paternal great-grandmother Lena was born in Rhode Island, the daughter of English parents, James Maymon and Elizabeth Barber.
Eliza’s paternal grandmother was Helen B. Whitehill (the daughter of Alfred Parmenter Whitehill and Sarah Edna Gay). Alfred was the son of John Whitehill, who was Scottish, and of Elizabeth A. “Lizzie” Parmenter. Sarah was the daughter of Jabez F./Spurzheim Gay and Bethia A. Bailey.
Eliza’s maternal grandfather was Carlton Ray “Cappy” Newell (the son of Guy J. Newell, Sr. and Mabel Melissa Woodin). Guy was the son of Leonard A. Newell and Elizabeth Johnson. Mabel was the daughter of Charles A. Woodin and Sarah Norris.
Eliza’s maternal grandmother was Grace Margaret Trask (the daughter of Charles E. Trask and Grace A. Clark). Eliza’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eliza’s great-grandmother Grace was from Cambridge, England.
Sources: Obituary of Eliza’s paternal grandfather – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Eliza’s paternal great-grandparents, Ernest Coupe and Lena Fawcett Maymon – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Eliza’s paternal great-great-grandparents, John Whitehill and Elizabeth “Lizzie” A. Parmenter – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Eliza’s maternal grandparents – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Eliza’s maternal grandfather – http://obittree.com
Obituary of Eliza’s maternal grandmother – http://obittree.com
Marriage record of Eliza’s maternal great-grandparents, Guy J. Newell and Mabel Melissa Woodin – http://www.familysearch.org