Gabrielle Christian – 10th Annual Power Premiere “Power Up” Awards – Arrivals – Voyeur, 7969 Santa Monica Blvd – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: black dress Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Tatiana Beller / PR Photos
Birth Name: Gabrielle Christian Horchler
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: July 30, 1984
Ethnicity:
*Hungarian (father)
*English, Irish, possibly other (mother)
Gabrielle Christian is an American actress and singer.
Gabrielle Christian is the daughter of Joani (Nelson) and Gabriel/Gabor “Gabe” Horchler. Gabrielle’s father is from Hungary. Gabrielle speaks fluent Hungarian. She is married to Justin Mentzer.
Gabrielle’s father has stated:
I was born in my mother’s ancestral village in Eastern Hungary. We fled Hungary in 1944, lived in Austria as “displaced persons” for six years, and then were able to emigrate to the United States.
Gabrielle’s paternal grandparents were Henry Martin Horchler and Dora Nagy.
Gabrielle’s maternal grandmother was Doris H. Guhin (the daughter of Frances Edward “Frank” Guhin and Mary/Marie Jeanette Cole). Frank was the son of James William “Jim” Guhin, whose parents were Irish, and of Margaret Agnes “Maggie” Doyle. Mary was the daughter of Howard W. Cole and Theresa M. Howell, who was Canadian.
Sources: http://www.washingtonpost.com
Genealogy of Gabrielle’s maternal grandmother, Doris H. (Guhin) Nelson – http://www.familysearch.org