Danielle Savre
Olivia Shea
Published Apr 07, 2026
Danielle Savre – Starlight Music Jam: A Pre-AMA Live Music Showcase Benefitting Starlight Children’s Foundation, 2012 – Photo Credit: Joyce Chow / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Danielle Kathleen Savre
Place of Birth: Simi Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 26, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – Norwegian, English, Bohemian/Czech, Cornish, some German and Manx
*mother – Italian/Sicilian, Belgian Flemish
Danielle Savre is an American actress and singer. Her roles include the series Summerland, Kaya, Too Close to Home, Station 19, and Grey’s Anatomy, and the films Boogeyman 2, Wild About Harry, and Deep Blue Sea 2.
Danielle’s paternal grandfather was Eugene/Eugine Harris Savre (the son of Edward Eugene Savre and Nancy Pearl Finch). Danielle’s grandfather Eugene was born in Illinois. Edward was the son of Eric/Erick Eriksen Savre/Sævre, who was born in Nes kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway, and of Julia E. Tenold, who was born in Illinois, to Norwegian parents, from Sogn og Fjordane. Nancy was the daughter of George Finch and Ida D. Remore.
Danielle’s paternal grandmother was Betty Jane Callow (the daughter of Amos Rule Callow and Libbie Rejsa). Betty was born in Illinois. Amos of Manx, Cornish, and some English, descent, and was the son of Forrest/Forest Herbert Callow, whose father was Manx, and of Mary Jane Rule. Libbie was the daughter of Anthony Rejsa, who was born in Němčice, Svitavy District, Bohemia, and of Fanny/Frances Kloubec, who was born in Iowa, to Czech parents.
Danielle’s maternal grandfather is James Augustus Guardino (the son of Sebastiano Augustus Barber “Gus” Guardino and Mary Nancy Purpura). James likely was born in New York. Gus was born in Trabia, Sicily, the son of Giuseppe Guardino and Carmella Cancilla. Mary was the daughter of James Purpura and Maria Concetta Marsala, who were also of Sicilian descent.
Danielle’s maternal grandmother is Marie Clementine Mervilde/Mervelde (the daughter of Adolph Mervelde/Mervilde and Bertha De Cloedt). Marie was born in Indiana, to Belgian parents. Adolph was from Bellem. Bertha was from Nevele.
Danielle is a half-fourth cousin of Olympic competition swimmer Kaitlin Sandeno. Danielle’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Julia E. Tenold, was a half-sister of Kaitlin’s great-great-grandfather Ole Olsen Tenold.
Sources: Birth record of Danielle’s paternal grandfather, Eugene/Eugine Harris Savre –
Danielle’s paternal grandfather, Eugene/Eugine Harris Savre, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Marriage record of Danielle’s paternal great-grandparents, Edward Eugene Savre and Nancy Pearl Finch –
Danielle’s paternal great-grandfather, Edward Eugene Savre, on the 1900 U.S. Census –
Genealogy of Danielle’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Eric/Erick Eriksen Savre/Sævre –
Danielle’s paternal great-grandmother, Nancy Pearl Finch, on the 1900 U.S. Census –
Marriage record of Danielle’s paternal great-great-grandparents, George Finch and Ida D. Remore –
Genealogy of Danielle’s paternal great-great-grandfather, George Finch –
Danielle’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Ida D. Remore, on the 1860 U.S. Census –
Danielle’s maternal grandmother, Marie Clementine Mervilde/Mervelde, on the 1940 U.S. Census –