Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe Revealed as Distant Relatives

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• Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share more than their striking looks and similar fashion choices, as new genealogy research has revealed that the two actresses are distant relatives.
• Roi Mandel, director of research at the genealogy platform MyHeritage, explained that the investigation began after years of public comparisons between Sweeney and Monroe.
• For Sweeney and Monroe, however, the discovery is particularly interesting because their names have already been linked through fashion, appearance and Hollywood glamour.

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Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share more than their striking looks and similar fashion choices, as new genealogy research has revealed that the two actresses are distant relatives. According to the findings, the Hollywood stars are ninth cousins, once removed, connecting the modern-day actress with one of the most celebrated icons in entertainment history.

The family connection was discovered through an investigation into the actresses’ family trees, which traced their ancestry through their fathers. The research found that Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s biological father, Charles Stanley Gifford, reportedly share a common ancestor named Ezra Perry.

Perry was a 17th-century settler who lived in Sandwich, Massachusetts, from approximately 1625 to 1689. His descendants eventually formed branches of the family tree that included both actresses, creating an unexpected link between two Hollywood figures from different generations.