List of Eurasians

List of people of Eurasian ancestry.This is generally understood as a person who has both a European background and an Asian background, including East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian backgroundsFact|date=June 2008.

A

* AI — singer (¾ Japanese, ¼ Italian) [cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/bio.html |title=AI biography |accessdate=2006-10-01 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
* Julio and Dino Acconci of Soler — singers (½ Italian, ½ Burmese) [ [http://www.mmail.com.my/Buzz/BFeature/20060629115322/Article/pp_index_html Seeing double ] ] [ [http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,107616,00.html Soler twins are doubly hot, doubly fun - JUNE 2, 2006 ] ] [ [http://www.hooked-nussu.org/content/view/1318/27/ H O O K E D - Soler Power ] ]
* Kat Alano — Filipino model, actress and TV presenter (½ Filipino, ½ British)
* Her Excellency Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg — (Chinese, British, Austrian, Polish) [cite web |url=http://www.theroyalist.net/content/view/354/40/ |title=Lessons In Love From Crown Princess Mary of Denmark |accessdate=2006-10-01 |author=Dr. Janice Seto |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=21 |year=2006 |month=January |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
* Bea Alonzo — Filipina actress (½ Filipino, ½ British)
* Gerald Anderson — Filipino actor (½ Filipino, ½ American)
* Jessica Anderson — actress (½ Korean, ½ Swedish) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2013198/bio Jessica Anderson (II) - Biography ] ]
* Devon Aoki — model, film actress (½ Japanese, ¼ English, ¼ German) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226817/bio Devon Aoki - Biography ] ]
* Beni Arashiro — singer (½ Japanese (Okinawan), ½ American White and Native American) [cite web |url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/beni/profile.html |title=Beni profile |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
* Krissa Mae Arrieta — Filipina T.V. host (½ Filipino, ½ Spanish)
* Brooke Ashley — erotic actress (½ Korean, ½ American White) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039028/bio Brooke Ashley - Biography ] ]
* Luis Eduardo Aute — Spanish musician, poet, and painter (½ Spanish, ½ Filipino with Spanish roots)
* Reiko Aylesworth — actress (¼ Japanese, ¼ Welsh, ½ Dutch) [ [http://www.reiko-aylesworth.net/?page=biography.php Reiko Aylesworth.net, The Most Complete Fan Site for Actress Reiko Aylesworth ] ]

B

* Carmit Bachar — singer (¼ Israeli, ¼ Indonesian, ¼ Dutch, ¼ Chinese)
* Michelle Banzer — Import tuner model, Miss Kentucky USA 2007 (½ Vietnamese, Chinese, Mongolian, and Russian, ½ German, Cherokee Indian, and Irish) [ [http://stars.ign.com/articles/708/708731p1.html IGN: IGN Babes Interview: Michelle Zen ] ] [ [http://www.importtuner.com/models/0612_impp_michelle_zen_import_model/index.html Michelle Zen - Import Model - Import Tuner Magazine ] ] [ [http://www.nbc.com/Identity/episodes/season1/110/episode_107_game_10_05.shtml Identity: Find Identity Episode Recaps Online – NBC Official Site ] ]
* Kirby Ann Basken — Norwegian model, Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2006, Miss Norway Universe 2007 (½ Norwegian, ½ Filipina) [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=73275 ABS-CBN Interactive ] ] [ [http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/docs/we_are_pinoys/archived/3_filipinas_ms_universe.html Good News Pilipinas | We are Pinoys!: Miss Universe showcases 3 Filipina beauties ] ] [ [http://www.mod.com.ph/cgi-bin/admin/mod.pl?act=past_you&you_id=64 MOD - Always the Trendsetter ] ]
* Jackie Lou Blanco — Filipina aerobic exercise instructor (Filipino with Spanish roots)
* Dina Bonnevie — Filipino actress (¼ Filipino, ¼ French, ½ Swiss)
* Eileen Boylan — Actress (½ Irish and ½ Filipina)
* Michelle Branch — American singer, musician and songwriter (¼ Indonesian, ½ Irish, ¼ Dutch)
* Tedy Bruschi — National Football League player, three time Super Bowl winner (½ Filipino, ½ Italian)
* Mutya Buena — Singer and former Sugababes member (½ Irish, ½ Filipino-Spanish)
* Eric Byler — Filmmaker (Chinese, Caucasian) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122701793.html]
* Steve Byrne — Stand up comedian (½ Irish, ½ Korean)

C

* Dean Cain — American film and television actor (¼ Japanese, ¾ Caucasian American)
* Phoebe Cates — 1980's Hollywood movie star (Chinese-Filipina, Russian-Jewish)
* Liz Cho ; ABC News Anchor (1/2 Korean-American, 1/2 Jewish-American)
* Paolo Contis — Filipino actor (½ Filipino, ½ Italian)
* Pilita Corrales — Filipina recording artist (½ Filipino, ½ Spanish)
* Severn Cullis-Suzuki — activist (½ Japanese, ½ English) [ [http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=640 TakingITGlobal - Panorama - SUMMIT INTERVIEWS: Severn Cullis Suzuki: International Child of Rio ] ]
* Billy Crawford — Filipino artist (½ Filipino, ½ American)
* Ann Curry — TV personality, most notably the host of the "Today Show" (½ Japanese, ½ Caucasian American)

D

* Mark Dacascos — TV and film star and martial arts champion (Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish, Irish)
* Serena Dalrymple — Former Filipina child actress (½ Filipino, ½ Scottish-American)
* Johnny Damon — Major League Baseball player, now with the New York Yankees, formally with the Boston Red Sox (½ Thai, ¼ Croatian, and ¼ Irish)
* Angelika de la Cruz — Filipino actress (½ Filipino, ¼ Austrian, ¼ Italian)
* Alessandra De Rossi — Filipino actress (½ Filipino, ½ Italian)
* Assunta De Rossi — Filipino actress (½ Filipino, ½ Italian)
* Leah Dizon — A model, singer, actress, Gravure idol and TV personality in Japan (Chinese, Filipino and French)

E

* Matt Evans — Filipino actor (½ Filipino, ½ American)
* Alaura Eden — Pornographic actress (½ Japanese, ½ Finnish)

F

* Kip Fulbeck — Artist & filmmaker, author of "Part Asian, 100& Hapa" (Chinese, English, Irish) [http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/people/profile.php?id=48]

G

* Tanya Garcia — Filipina telenovela actress (½ Filipino-Spanish, ½ American)
* Jessica Gomes — Australian model (½ Singaporean, ½ Portuguese) [ [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/jessica_gomes Profile of jessica gomes ] ]
* Guillermo Gómez Rivera — Filipino writer (½ Filipino with Spanish roots, ½ British)
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar — Actor (¾ Dutch, ¼ Indonesian) [cite web| title=Mixed Actors and Actresses from the Asian Continent Page 2| url=http://www.mixedfolks.com/aactors2.htm| accessdate=2007-06-27]
* Isabel Granada — Filipina actress (½ Filipino with Spanish roots, ½ Spanish)
* Rachel Grant de Longueuil — British actress (Filipino, French, Spanish, and British ancestry)

H

* Kirk Hammet — Guitarist for pioneering heavy metal band, Metallica (½ Filipino, ½ Caucasian American)
* Daniel Henney — Model, Singer (½ Korean, ¼ English, ¼ Native American)
* Kelly Hu — Model and film star (Chinese, Hawaiian, English)
* Vanessa Hudgens — American actress, notably in the High School Musical series, is of Irish, Native American, Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry
* Carla Humphries — Actress (½ Filipino, ½ American with Italian roots)

J

* Robert Jaworski — former PBA player and former Philippine senator (½ Filipino, ½ Polish-American)
* Lisa Joyner — entertainment reporter (½ Malaysian, ½ Swedish/Scottish) [ [http://www.encyclocentral.com/15772-Lisa_Joyner_News_Reporter.html Lisa Joyner News Reporter ] ]
* Norah Jones — American singer and songwriter and daughter of famous sitar player, Ravi Shankar (½ Indian, ½ Caucasian American)

K

* Mark Kanemura — So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 contestant (Samoan, Japanese, Irish, English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Scottish, English and Portuguese) [http://www.hokubei.com/en/news/2008/06/Local-JA-Makes-Cut-So-You-Think-You-Can-Dance Local JA Makes Cut on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ | HOKUBEI ONLINE ] ] [http://www.nichibeitimes.com/articles/stories.php?subaction=showfull&id=1215731100&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3& Nichi Bei Times | NichiBeiTimes.com | Japanese American News Since 1946 ] ] [http://www.pacificcitizen.org/content/2008/entertainment/july23-kushigemachi-fox-dance-1084.htm Becoming America's Favorite Dancers, One Step at a Time ] ]
* Sir Ben Kingsley — British actor (½ Asian Indian, ½ English/Russian-Jewish) [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Ben-Kingsley.html Film Reference.com Biography] ] [ [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/artikel/202/24178/ Ben Kingsley Gut wie böse - Kultur - sueddeutsche.de ] ] [Bennetts, Leslie. [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/gandhi-ar4.html "Ben Kingsley’s Journey From Hamlet to Gandhi".] New York Times: Best Pictures. 13 December 1982.] [von Busack, Richard. [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.02.05/kingsley-0509.html "Sexy Beast."] Metroactive movies. March 2005.] [Pathak, Rujul. [http://www.littleindia.com/news/125/ARTICLE/1399/2005-06-15.html "Ben Kingsley's Chameleon Characters".] Little India.com. 15 June 2005.] cite news|last=Krieger|first=Hilary Leila|coauthors=|title='Gandhi' brings his 'truth-force' to Palestinian audiences|pages=|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2005-04-10|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107274645.html|accessdate=2007-12-09] [Pfefferman, Naomi. [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/16114/edition_id/315/format/html/displaystory.html "Shoah dramas continue to compel actor Ben Kingsley".] L.A> Jewish Journal. 18 May 2001.] [Tugend, Tom. [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=6774 "Incidental Intelligence".] JewishJournal.com. 13 April 2001.]
* Katrina Kaif Bollywood actress and model. (½ British, ½ Indian)
* Kristin Kreuk — Canadian actress and model (½ Chinese, ½ Dutch)

L

* Brandon Lee — film actor and son of Bruce Lee (Chinese and Caucasian American)
* Bruce Lee — world famous martial artist and film star (¾ Chinese, ¼ German) [ [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3999 HistoryLink Essay: Lee, Bruce, (1940–1973) Martial Arts Master and Film Maker ] ] [ [http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/GravesOutofLA/brucelee.htm Bruce Lee's grave ] ]
* Cory Lee — Canadian singer and actress (Chinese-German)
* Isabella Leong — Hong Kong-based singer, actress, and model (½ Portuguese, ¼ English and ¼ Chinese)
* Monique Lhuillier — Fashion designer (½ Filipino, ½ French)
* John Lone — actor and singer (½ Portuguese, ½ Chinese) [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/john-lone?cat=entertainment John Lone: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ] [ [http://www.flixster.com/actor/john-lone John Lone - Pictures, News, Video Clips, Layouts, Wallpapers & Fan Club - Flixster ] ] [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_lone/ John Lone - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile ] ]
* Olivia Lufkin — singer (½ Japanese, ½ Norwegian-American)
* Lyrics Born — rapper and part of Latyrx (½ Japanese, ½ Italian)

M

* Mau Marcelo — Filipina R&B soul singer (½ Filipino, ½ American of African, Spanish and Puerto Rican blood)
* Lucia Micarelli — American violinist (1/2 Korean, 1/2 Italian) [ [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife4_feb23_2008 Untitled Document ] ]
* Luke Mijares — Filipino singer (½ Filipino, ½ American of African and Spanish-Mexican descent)
* Max Minghella — English actor (½ Chinese, ½ English)
* Vanessa Minillo — American TV personality, Miss Teen USA 1998 (½ Irish/Italian, ½ Filipina) [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20050206091924/http://www.filipinasmag.com/magazine/archive/vanessa.html There's Something About Vanessa ] ]
* Karen Mok — Man Wai (Karen Joy Morris) — Hong Kong actress, singer (½ Chinese, ¼ Welsh, ⅛ Persian, ⅛ German) [ [http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/interviews/int.mok.html TIMEasia.com | Web-Only Feature | Karen Mok: 'My Best is Yet to Come' | 3/13/2000 ] ] [ [http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,106427,00.html Eurasian Invasion - TIME ] ] [ [http://www.popgoesasia.com/karenmok.html Karen Mok ] ]
* Olivia Munn — actress, model, TV personality (½ Chinese, ½ German-Irish) [ [http://www.audreymagazine.com/feb2007/feature07.asp Audrey / Asian Women's Magazine ] ]
* Ray Munns — former MTV VJ, DJ (½ Korean, ¼ Irish, ¼ English) [ [http://asiansofmixedrace.com/jun07.htm AsiansOfMixedRace.com June Archives 2007 ] ]

N

* Margaret Nales Wilson — Filipino beauty queen (½ Filipino with Spanish roots, ½ British with Irish and Scottish roots)

O

* Jaymee Ong — actress, model, emcee, co-host of The Contender Asia (½ Chinese, ½ Australian) [ [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife3_feb4_2008 Untitled Document ] ] [ [http://www.kosmicfilm.com.sg/jaymee.html Kosmic Film Entertainment - Artistes - Jaymee Ong - Profile ] ]
* Maria Ozawa — Japanese Model (½ Japanese, ½ Caucasian)

P

* Greg Pak — Filmmaker & writer (Korean, Caucasian) [http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/asian/arts_culture_media/archives/byler_gregpak_robotstories.asp]
* Tera Patrick, real name Linda Ann Hopkins — American porn actress of English-Jewish and Thai descent.
* Janel Parrish — actress (½ Chinese, ½ Caucasian) [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/25/il/hawaii707250361.html Former Hawaii girl to star in 'Bratz' movie - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper ] ]
* Piolo Pascual — Filipino actor (¼ American with German roots, ¼ Spanish, ½ Filipino)
* Sean Paul — Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist (¼ Portuguese, ¼ Sephardic Jewish, ¼ Afro-Caribbean, ¼ Chinese) [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QJR936 Amazon.com: Sean Paul: MP3 Downloads ] ] [ [http://www.last.fm/music/Sean%20Paul Sean Paul – Music at Last.fm ] ]
* Mariane Pearl — French journalist, widow of Daniel Pearl (Dutch-Jewish, Afro-Latino-Cuban, Chinese Cuban) cite web |url= http://www.glamour.com/news/feature/articles/2006/07/10/womanstrength |title= The woman who gave me my strength |author= Mariane Pearl |format= html |work= Glamour Magazine, August 2006 issue ( [http://www.jewishresearch.org/BL_archives/9_06BL.htm#Woman the article] is also on the [http://www.jewishresearch.org/ Institute for Jewish & Community Research] website) |quote= People sometimes ask where I get the strength to hold on to my dreams and ideals, or simply to nurture hope. I tell them we are all born with courage—what matters is what you use this courage for. ] cite web |url= http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1002/p15s02-bogn.html?s=widep |title= Collateral Damage |author= Heller McAlpin |format= html |work= Christian Science Monitor |date= 2 October 2003 |quote= She writes of their shared idealism and their disparate bloodlines - Daniel's Iraqi Jewish mother and Israeli-born father, her own Dutch-Jewish father and Cuban-black-Hispanic-Chinese mother - the sum of which makes their son Adam genuinely a citizen of the world. ] cite web |url= http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/21/cannes_5/ |title= Beyond the Multiplex |author= Andrew O'Hehir |format= html |work= Salon.com |date= 21 May 2007 |accessdate= 2007-06-16 |quote= Winterbottom has observed that trying to find an actress who was half Dutch, a quarter Cuban and a quarter Chinese was not realistic. ]
* Sarita Pérez de Tagle — Filipina model and actress (½ Filipina, ½ Spanish)

Q

* Maggie Quigley — actress, model (½ Vietnamese, ½ Polish-Irish) [ [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=13704 Exclusive: M:i:III's Mysterious Maggie Q! - ComingSoon.net ] ] [ [http://www.movieweb.com/news/51/12451.php Talking Mission: Impossible III with Maggie Q ] ]

R

* Tiffany Roberts — U.S. Women's National soccer player (Filipino, ) [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Dec/22/sp/sp12p.html Ching at Hawai'i camp after breakout year - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper ] ]
* Alfredo Razon Gonzalez Filipino basketball player (Filipino with Spanish roots)
* Melissa Ricks — Filipina actress (½ Filipino, ½ American)
* Marian Rivera — Filipina actress (½ Filipino, ½ Spanish)
* Maya Karin Reockle — Malaysian actress, TV personality, singer (½ Malay-Chinese-Indian, ½ German) [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/7/nation/16800236&sec=nation Malaysian models defend the mixed look ] ] [ [http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php?mod=artist&p=info&id=2661 Sinema Malaysia ] ]
* Doug Robb — lead singer of the rock band Hoobastank (½ Japanese, ½ Scottish)
* Bianca Ryan — winner of the debut season of NBC's America's Got Talent (Japanese, Irish) [ [http://www.bianca-ryan.info/bianca-biography.html Bianca-Ryan.info ] ]
*Keanu Reeves — Hollywood movie star and bassist for rock band, Dogstar (½ Chinese-Hawaiian, ½ Caucasian American)

* Rob Schneider — Movie star and comedian (Filipino and American)
* Empress Schuck — Filipino actress (½ Filipino, ½ German)
* Mike Shinoda — rapper and musician and member of Linkin Park and Fort Minor (½ Japanese and ½ Caucasian American)
* Katee Shean — So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 contestant (½ Japanese, )
* Ashraf Sinclair — Malaysian actor (½ English Autralian, ½ Malay) [ [http://www.artismelayu.net/ashraf_sinclair.html Ashraf Sinclair ] ]
* Shannyn Sossamon — actress (⅛ Filipino, ⅛ Hawaiian, ⅛ English, ⅛ German, ¼ Dutch, ¼ Irish) [ [http://www.millennial-fair.com/entertain/music/sowelu.html [Music |Sowelu ] ] [ [http://www.last.fm/music/Sowelu Sowelu – Music at Last.fm ] ]
* Aya Sugimoto — actress, model, singer (⅞ Japanese, ⅛ German) [ [http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/705230041 DVD 情報ニュース/上質な、杉本彩。/HMV ] ]
* Aya Sumika — Actor (½ Japanese, ½ Caucasian) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1628101/bio Aya Sumika - Biography ] ]
* David Silva — Spanish footballer (Spanish, Japanese)

T

* Cyril Takayama — Illusionist/Magician (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 French Morrocan) [ [http://www.99bloggers.com/2007/11/09/cyril-takayama-japanese-magician-burger-trick/ Cyril Takayama - Japanese Magician | Burger Trick | 99 Bloggers community blog ] ]
* Maui Taylor — Filipino actress, singer and model (½ Filipino, ½ British)
* Lina Teoh — actress, Miss Malaysia World 1998, Miss World 1998 2nd runner-up (½ Chinese-Malaysian, ½ Dutch) [ [http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/98/1211/feat6.html ASIANOW - Asiaweek ] ]
* Jennifer Tilly — actress, pro poker player (½ Chinese-American, ½ Caucasian-American )
* Ziya Tong — TV Presenter (½ Chinese, ½ Macedonian) [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/columnists/story.html?id=2655400d-b233-4583-beaf-f7bcb9bdb0b0 Young Soprano Shows Her Bombshell Style ] ]
* Anna Tsuchiya — actress,singer,model (½ Japanese, ½ Russian-American)
* KT Tunstall — singer (¼ Scottish, ¼ Chinese, ½ Irish)

V

* Alex Van Halen — Drummer for world famous rock band, Van Halen (½ Javanese Indonesian, ½ Dutch)
* Eddie Van Halen — Guitarist for world famous rock band, Van Halen (½ Javanese Indonesian, ½ Dutch)
* Carmina Villaroel — Filipina actress, (Filipino with Spanish roots)

W

* Russell Wong — actor (½ Dutch, ½ Chinese)

Y

* Rachael Yamagata — singer-songwriter (½ Japanese, ¼ German, ¼ Italian)
* Françoise Yip — actress (½ Chinese, ½ French-Canadian) [ [http://www.thebeachcombers.ca/presskit/kelly.htm Francoise Yip ] ]
* Alex Yoong — Formula 1 driver (½ Chinese-Malaysian, ½ English) [ [http://www.autoracing1.com/htmfiles/2003/CART/0204Yoong.asp AutoRacing1.com - CART News Page ] ] [ [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/brad.spurgeon/yoong.HTM Interview with Alex Yoong ] ]

Z

* Jaime Zobel de Ayala — Filipino businessman (Filipino with Spanish roots and German descent)

References

ee also

* Eurasian (mixed ancestry)
* Afro Asian