Birth Name: Jillian V. Morgese
Place of Birth: Fair Lawn, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 25, 1989
Ethnicity:*75% Italian*25% mix of German and Irish
Jillian Morgese is an American actress. She starred in the film Much Ado About Nothing (2012).
Jillian’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Anthony Morgese (the son of Vito Morgese and Anna Palmitessa). Joseph was born in New York, to Italian parents, from Apulia. Anna was born in Monopoli, Bari, Puglia.
Jillian’s paternal grandmother was Joan Gerweck/Gerwich (the daughter of William C. Gerweck/Gerwich and Loretta Marron). Joan was born in New York. William was born in New York, the son of Leonard Gerweck/Gerwick, who was German, and of Emma Schadt/Schadd/Schad, whose parents were German. Loretta was born in New York, and likely was of Irish descent.
Jillian’s maternal grandfather was Caesar Anthony Lanza (the son of Nicholas Lanza and Rose Marie LeBella/Labelle). Caesar was born in New Jersey. Nicholas was born in Italy. Rose was born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents.
Jillian’s maternal grandmother was Victoria Marie Racioppi (the daughter of Michael Racioppi and Marie Antoinette Covino). Victoria was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents.
Sources: Obituary of Jillian’s paternal great-uncle (grandfather’s brother) –
Jillian’s maternal grandparents, Caesar Anthony Lanza and Victoria Marie Racioppi, on the 1950 U.S. Census –
