Birth Name: Brittany Mariko Ishibashi
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 2, 1980
Ethnicity: Japanese
Brittany Ishibashi is an American actress. She has appeared in the films Revenge of the Bridesmaids, Everything Before Us, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and Over the Moon, and on the shows Political Animals, Runaways, and Tom Swift.
Brittany is the daughter of Lisa, a singer, and Gerald Ishibashi, a concert promoter and musician. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Nomura, is a singer who was known as the songbird of Manzanar, a concentration camp for Japanese-Americans. All of her great-grandparents were born in Japan. Her sisters are actresses and writers Brianna Ishibashi and Brooke Ishibashi. She is married to Jeff Horowitz, with whom she has two children.
Brittany’s paternal grandfather was Masahiro Ishibashi (the son of Mitsujiro Ishibashi and Fuku Fuchigami). Masahiro was born in Washington, to parents from Japan.
Brittany’s paternal grandmother was Haruko Ishimine (the daughter of Tokuhei Ishimine and Kamato Inafuku). Haruko was born in California, to parents from Japan.
Brittany’s maternal grandfather was Shiro “Shi” Nomura (the son of Hachiro Nomura and Evea/Tsurn Navaba). Shiro was born in California, to parents from Japan.
Brittany’s maternal grandmother is Mary Kogeyama/Kageyama (the daughter of Tomitaro Molitori and Machi Kageyama). Mary was born in California, to parents from Japan. She sand at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple as a four-year-old.
Sources: Birth record of Brittany Ishibashi – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Brittany’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Brittany’s father – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Brittany’s paternal grandparents, Masahiro Ishibashi and Haruko Ishimine – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Brittany’s mother – http://www.familysearch.org
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