Eden Riegel – 36th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Arrivals – Westin Bonaventure Hotel – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Tony Lowe / PR Photos
Birth Name: Eden Sonja Jane Riegel
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: January 1, 1981
Ethnicity:
*German, English (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Eden Riegel is an American actress.
Eden is the daughter of Lenore (Engelmann) and Kurt Wetherhold Riegel. She has a brother, Sam, who is a a voice actor, and a half-sister, Tatiana S. Riegel, who is a film editor.
Eden is married to Canadian actor Andrew Miller, with whom she has two children.
Eden’s paternal grandfather was Oscar Wetherhold “Tom” Riegel (the son of Lewis Edgar Riegel and Florence Emma Wetherhold). Oscar was born in Pennsylvania. Lewis was the son of John Riegel and Rebecca. Florence was the daughter of Oscar B. Wetherhold and M. Alice Reinweld.
Eden’s paternal grandmother was Jane Cordelia Butterworth (the daughter of Charles Melcher Butterworth and Mary Keeler). Jane was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was the son of Thomas Buttenworth and Anna. Mary was the daughter of Isaac Keeler/Keller and Cordelia Pullen.
Eden’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph Engelmann.
Eden’s maternal grandmother was Iris Salomon (the daughter of Maximus “Max” Solomon and Bertha Meyer). Iris was born in Germany, and was a Holocaust survivor. Bertha was the daughter of Louis Meyer and Rosa Katzauer.
Sources: Obituary of Eden’s paternal grandfather, Oscar Wetherhold “Tom” Riegel – http://www.nytimes.com
Obituary of Eden’s paternal grandmother, Jane Cordelia (Butterworth) Riegel – http://www.alleghanyjournal.com
Genealogy of Eden Riegel (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Eden’s maternal grandmother, Iris Salomon, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org