British roots

Celebrity Connection

Just like a sports car or a fabulous frock in which to stroll down the red carpet, British ancestry can be the perfect accessory to a career as a celebrity. Just ask the following famous faces, all of whom have British roots in their family trees.

English roots:

Halle Berry, actress
George W. Bush, politician
Hillary Clinton, politician
W.C. Fields, actor and comedian
Audrey Hepburn, actress
Angela Lansbury, actress
Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice
Keanu Reeves, actor
Brooke Shields, actress

Scottish Roots:

Neil Armstrong, astronaut
David Duchovny, actor,
Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer
Ray Liotta, actor
Heather Locklear, actress
Jay Leno, TV host and comic
Julianne Moore, actress
Jackson Pollock, artist
Elvis Presley, singer
Donald Trump, real estate mogul
Christopher Walken, actor
John Wayne, actor

Welsh roots:

Tom Cruise, actor
Bob Hope, actor/comedian
Anthony Hopkins, actor
Catherine Zeta Jones, actress
Bob Marley, musician
Frank Lloyd Wright, architect