Birth Name: Nancy Dow
Birth Place: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Italian or Albanian (possibly Arbëreshë), Scottish, English
Nancy Dow is an American actress. Her daughter is actress Jennifer Aniston.
Nancy is of one quarter Italian or Albanian (possibly Arbëreshë), as well as of Scottish, and some English, descent.
Nancy’s paternal grandparents were Francis Dow (the son of James Dow and Katherine Stewart) and Ellen Sarah McLean (the daughter of Neil McLean and Mary Henderson). Francis was born in New Brunswick, Canada. James was a Scottish immigrant and Katherine was of Scottish descent. Ellen was born in St. Francis, Maine; three of Ellen’s grandparents were Scottish immigrants, while Ellen’s maternal grandmother was born in Campbelltown, New Brunswick, to American parents who were descended from English immigrants of the Colonial American period.
Nancy’s maternal grandfather was Louis Grieco. In U.S. Censuses, Louis Grieco lists himself as having been born in either Italy or New York; on the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Censuses, Louis states that his parents were born in Albania. It is possible that they were from the Arbëreshë community (ethnic Albanians who lived in Italy).
Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Mae Dunbar. Mae was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were also born in Pennsylvania. It is unclear what her ancestry was, but the surname Dunbar is usually English.
Sources: Family history of Nancy Dow – http://network.mainegenealogy.net
Nancy’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Nancy’s maternal grandfather, Louis Grieco, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Family tree of Nancy, through her daughter, Jennifer Aniston (incorrectly identifies Nancy’s maternal grandparents as Michael Grieco and Carmela Pecoraro) – http://wargs.com