Goldie Hawn — actress with roots in the Russian Empire
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 21 November 1945 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actress and producer. She came to prominence on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1970) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cactus Flower (1969). Her films include Private Benjamin (1980), which she executive-produced, Overboard (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990) and The First Wives Club (1996). In 2003 she founded the Hawn Foundation, which developed the MindUP programme for schools.
Tracing the roots — Hungary (maternal ancestors)
Hawn's father, Edward Rutledge Hawn, was of Presbyterian and English descent; her mother, Laura Steinhoff, was Jewish and descended from Hungarian immigrants. No ancestor born or living in the Russian Empire or the USSR is documented in the sources consulted.
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Hungary (maternal ancestors). 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."