Robbi Chong – “Only God Can” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Laemmle NoHo 7, 5240 Lankershim Boulevard – North Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robbi Lynn Chong
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: May 28, 1965
Ethnicity:
*Chinese, Scots-Irish (father)
*African-American (mother)
Robbi Chong is a Canadian actress and model.
She is the daughter of Maxine Sneed and comedian and actor Tommy Chong. Her sister is actress Rae Dawn Chong. Her father is of half Chinese and half Scots-Irish descent. Has mother is from an African-American family that moved to Canada.
Robbi is often stated to have Cherokee, or another type of Native American, ancestry on her mother’s side. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented. All four of Robbi’s maternal great-grandparents were African-American.
Robbi’s paternal grandfather was named Stanley Chong. Stanley was Chinese.
Robbi’s paternal grandmother was Lorna Jean Gilchrist (the daughter of Samuel Duncan Gilchrist and Emma Woodcock). Lorna was born in Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Robbi’s maternal grandfather was Napoleon Sneed (the son of George Washington Sneed and Pearl Anna Risby). Napoleon was born in Alberta, Canada. George was born in Louisiana. Pearl was born in Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Henry Risby and Margaret Wharton.
Robbi’s maternal grandmother was Willa Carothers (the daughter of Samuel Arthur Carothers/Carrothers and Beulah Heslep). Willa was born in Amber Valley, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. Samuel and Beulah were born in Texas. Samuel was the son of Reddie Carothers and Ella. Beulah was the daughter of Bemjamin Heslep and Emily.
Sources: Robbi’s maternal great-grandparents, Samuel Arthur Carothers/Carrothers and Beulah Heslep, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Samuel Arthur Carothers/Carrothers and Beulah Heslep on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Robbi’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Reddie Carothers and Ella, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Robbi’s maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Heslep, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org