My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
My mother's family came from the British West Indies. And my father's family came from, well, my father's father came from the Montana/South Dakota area. They were Blackfoot Indian.
I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked about in my family. No wonder I've often been cast in exotic roles - Indian princesses, Russian revolutionaries, Algerians, Gypsies and Greeks.
My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.
I know my father and my mother, but beyond that I cannot go. My ancestry is blurred.
I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.
My mother's side of the family, they're from Montserrat in the Leeward Islands.
My mother was a product of World War II. My grandfather was on leave in Edinburgh when he met my grandmother.
My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there.
My ancestors are Rajputs from Jaipur, a lineage of the royal family.