Goldie Hawn — actress with roots in the Russian Empire
Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award-winning actress and producer who became one of Hollywood's biggest stars across three decades. Known for Private Benjamin, Overboard, The First Wives Club, and Bird on a Wire, her bubbly on-screen persona concealed a sharp business mind and a serious commitment to mindfulness.
Tracing the roots — Hungary / Russia
Hawn's mother Laura Steinhoff had Hungarian and Russian-Jewish ancestry — her family came from the Jewish communities that straddled the Russian Empire and Austro-Hungarian border. Hawn has spoken about her Jewish identity and the Eastern European immigrant values her mother carried into their American household.
.svg?width=900)
Hungary / Russia. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest mud."