Ava Deluca-Verley – NBC Universal 2014 TCA Winter Press Tour – Arrivals – Langham Huntington Hotel – Pasadena, CA, USA – Keywords: Spa, Radio, Theatrical Performance, Television Show, NBC, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Attending, Celebrities, Celebrity, Television Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 27, 1989
Ethnicity:
*French (father)
*German, Italian (mother)
Ava Deluca-Verley is an American actress.
Ava is the daughter of Michele and Cyril Verley. She was raised in Winchester, Massachusetts. Ava speaks fluent French. She is said to have dual U.S. and French citizenship.
She has said:
My father is from France, and I lived over there in the summer time with cousins when I was a teenager. I actually got to work in France for a bit in fashion before I got into acting.
Ava’s paternal grandparents were Alain M. Verley and France.
Ava’s maternal grandfather was Frank G. DeLuca (the son of Tindaro “Tom” DeLuca and Callaggera/Calogera Gloria Munafo). Frank was born in Rhode Island, to Italian parents, likely from Messina, Sicily. Calogera was the daughter of Anthony Munafo and Frieda/Freida Cappondona.
Ava’s maternal grandmother was Joyce C. Wireback (the daughter of Robert Emerson Wireback and Hilda Arline Monteuth). Joyce was born in Pennsylvania. Robert was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Royal W. Wireback and Bessie Rachel Shenk. Hilda was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Frank Miller Monteuth/Montenth/Montooth and Elsie Hersch.
Sources: Obituary of Ava’s paternal grandfather, Alain M. Verley – http://www.newspaperarchive.com
Obituary of Ava’s maternal grandfather, Frank G. DeLuca – http://brownmedicinemagazine.org
Obituary of Ava’s maternal grandmother, Joyce C. (Wireback) DeLuca – http://www.legacy.com