Katie Dippold – “Ghostbusters” World Premiere – Arrivals – TCL Chinese Theatre – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Katherine Anne Dippold
Place of Birth: Freehold Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 10, 1980
Ethnicity: Italian/Sicilian (one eighth), German, Irish, English
Katie Dippold is an American screenwriter, actress, producer, and comedian.
Katie is the daughter of Eleanor Kittredge “Ellie” (Arau) and Edward George “Ed” Dippold. Her father’s surname is of German origin. Her mother is mostly of Italian, English, and Irish ancestry.
Katie’s maternal grandfather was Anthony John “Tony” Arau (the son of Anthony Frank Arau and Helen Boyle). Katie’s great-grandfather Anthony was born in Maine, to Italian parents, Leo Joseph Arau, who was likely from Messina, Sicily, and of Venera J. “Minnie” Gitto, who was probably also from Messina. Helen was the daughter of John T. Boyle and Agnes Glendenning.
Katie’s maternal grandmother was Eleanor Kittredge “Ellie” White (the daughter of James Leo White and Eleanor/Elinor Louise Kittredge). Katie’s grandmother Eleanor was born in Massachusetts. James was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents, Patrick W. White and Mary A. Cull. Katie’s great-grandmother Eleanor was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of William I. Kittredge and Elizabeth Gibson.
Sources: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Genealogies of Katie’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Leo Joseph Arau and Venera J. “Minnie” Gitto – http://lindsaygenealogy.tripod.com
Obituary of Katie’s maternal grandmother, Eleanor Kittredge “Ellie” (White) Arau – http://www.legacy.com