Nicholle Tom

Birth Name: Nicholle Marie Tom

Place of Birth: Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 23, 1978

Ethnicity:
*father – German, English, distant Scottish

Nicholle Tom is an American actress. Her roles include the films Beethoven (1992), and its sequel, Beethoven’s 2nd; The Sterling Chase, Panic, Rave (2000), The Princess Diaries, In Memory of My Father, Bottoms Up, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2009), Private Number, and F the Prom; the series Jim Henson’s Mother Goose Stories, Beverly Hills, 90210; Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, The Nanny, Beethoven, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, Windfall, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, The Wedding Bells, Masters of Sex, and Walk the Prank; and the made-for-tv movie For My Daughter’s Honor, Ice Angel, Her Only Child, I Didn’t Kill My Sister, Do I Say I Do?, and Rent-an-Elf.

She is the sister of actress and director Heather Tom, and the twin sister of actor David Tom. Nicholle was partly raised in Seattle, Washington, and then Los Angeles, California, where her mother was a speech therapist.

Nicholle’s paternal grandfather was Glenn Lee Tom (the son of Gillespie Francis Tom and Priscilla Straughan). Glenn was born in Vigo County, Indiana. Gillespie was the son of Thomas Brown Tom and Sarah Frances Wile, and had deep roots in the U.S. Priscilla was the daughter of English emigrants, Robert Straughan, from Washington, Durham; and Anna Cook.

Nicholle’s paternal grandmother was Hilda Irene Gutwein (the daughter of Philip Gutwein, Jr. and Christine Stefan). Hilda was born in Francesville, Indiana, to Banat Swabian immigrants. Philip was the son of Philip Gutwein, who was from Lovćenac, North Bačka, now Serbia; and of Louisa Koch, who was from Hungary. Nicholle’s great-grandmother Christine was the daughter of Josef Stefan and Katharina Barbara Welker, who were from Cservenka, Bács-Bodrog, Hungary.

Source: Genealogy of Nicholle’s father – https://www.familysearch.org