- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMaria Louise Ewing
- Maria Ewing was born on March 27, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1976), Great Performances (1971) and Carmen (1989). She was married to Peter Hall. She died on January 9, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- SpousePeter Hall(1982 - 1990) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Opera singer.
- She was the daughter of Hermina Maria (Veraar) and Norman Isaac Ewing. Her father was American and her mother was Dutch. Her father was the son of African-American parents. He performed as a Sioux Native American, and had even been described as a Native American chief in newspapers. On Finding Your Roots (2012), a DNA test showed Maria's daughter Rebecca to be of 91% European and 9% African genetic ancestry. Maria's paternal grandfather, John William Ewing, who had been born into slavery, became prominent in D.C. circles in the 1870s, and her three times great-grandfather was Revolutionary War veteran Bazabeel "Basil" Norman, a free black man.
- Mother of Rebecca Hall.
- Graduate of Finney High School in Detroit (Class of 1968).
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