Birth Name: Hope Elizabeth Soberano

Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 4, 1998

Ethnicity:*father – Filipino [including Pangasinan]*mother – Danish, English, French, French-Canadian, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh, 1/2048 Lenape Native American

Liza Soberano is a Filipina-American actress and model. Her father, John Castillo Soberano, is Filipino. Her mother, Jacqulyn Elizabeth (Hanley), is American, of Danish, English, French, French-Canadian, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh, and 1/2048 Lenape Native American, descent.

Liza was raised in Visalia, California, after her parents’ separation, before moving to Manila when she was ten.

Liza’s paternal grandfather was Jeffrey Arevalo Soberano (the son of Sinforiano “Piling” Soberano and Isabel Arevalo).

Liza’s paternal grandmother was named Norma Castillo.

Liza’s maternal grandfather is Michael George Hanley (the son of Earl George Hanley and Lillian Margaret Nielsen). Michael was born in California. Earl was the son of Earl James Hanley and Gertrude Mary Loggins. Lillian was the daughter of Danish emigrants, Niels Pedersen Nielsen (also known as Nels Peter Nielsen), of Marstal, and Karen Marie Rasmussen, of Aarhus.

Liza’s maternal grandmother is Wanda Sue Cooper (the daughter of Harry David Cooper and Bobbie Elizabeth Grizzle). Wanda was born in California. Harry was the son of Ellion Ray Cooper and Sadie May Balentine. Bobbie is the daughter of Shelly Floyd Grizzle and Ruby Caudle. Ruby’s sixth great-grandmother, Ann Suncloud, was Lenape Native American.

Liza’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced to her fifth great-grandmother, Elizabeth Russell (c. 1808, Virginia – between 1870 and 1880, Maury County, Tennessee).

Sources: Genealogy of Liza Soberano –

Obituary of Liza’s paternal great-grandmother, Isabel (Arevalo) Soberano –

Marriage record of Liza’s maternal grandparents, Michael George Hanley and Wanda Sue Cooper –

Birth record of Liza’s maternal grandfather, Michael George Hanley –

Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Earl George Hanley, on the 1930 U.S. Census –

Obituary of Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Earl George Hanley –

Death record of Liza’s maternal great-grandmother, Lillian Margaret (Nielsen) Hanley –

Baptismal record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Niels Pedersen Nielsen –

Baptismal record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Karen Marie Rasmussen –

Birth record of Liza’s maternal grandmother, Wanda Sue Cooper –

Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-grandparents, Harry David Cooper and Bobbie Elizabeth Grizzle –

Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Harry David Cooper, on the 1940 U.S. Census –

Obituary of Liza’s maternal great-grandfather, Harry David Cooper –

Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Ellion Ray Cooper and Sadie May Balentine –

Birth record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Sadie May Balentine –

Marriage record of Liza’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Shelly Floyd Grizzle and Ruby Caudle –