Diora Baird

Baird in 2009, photo by s_bukley/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Diora Lynn Baird

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 6, 1983

Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, possibly other

Diora Baird is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Accepted (2006), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Brain Blockers, My Best Friend’s Girl, Night of the Demons (2009), Stan Helsing, Hot Tub Time Machine, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, Last Call, Transit (2012), and The Virtuoso (2021); and the series Big Day, The Loop, Shameless, Angel from Hell, and Cobra Kai.

Diora’s mother was also a model. She moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was seventeen, for acting. She has two children, including one with her former husband, actor Jonathan Togo.

Diora’s paternal grandfather was William Ernest Baird, Jr. (the son of William Ernest Baird, Sr. and Evalyn Jeannette Howard). Diora’s grandfather William was born in Butles, Pennsylvania. Diora’s great-grandfather William was the son of Calvin Baird, who was of mostly Scots-Irish/Northern Irish descent, and of Mary E. Rutledge, who was of mostly English descent, with deep roots in the U.S. Diora’s great-grandmother Evalyn was the daughter of Francis Wayland Howard and Martha Maria Mosher, both with deep roots in the U.S., and mostly of English descent.

Diora’s paternal grandmother was Isabel Irene Kidd (the daughter of John Hugh Kidd and Sophia Ida Blakely). Isabel was born in Mars, Pennsylvania. John was the son of Robert Kidd, who was mostly of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish descent; and of Rosanna Douthett. Diora’s great-grandmother Sophia was the daughter of William John Blakeley, who had Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry; and of Louisa Gelbach, whose father was German and mother was Alsatian.

Source: Genealogy of Diora Baird (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.familysearch.org