Sara Tomko

LOS ANGELES – JAN 11: Tomko and Alice Wetterlund on the red carpet at the NBCUniversal Winter TCA 2020 on January 11, 2020 in Pasadena, CA, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Sara J. Tomko

Place of Birth: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 19, 1983

Ethnicity:
*father – Slovak, Polish, possibly Rusyn
*mother – English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, possibly Native American

Sara Tomko is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the science fiction comedy series Resident Alien, as well as in the films Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), 2012: Doomsday and The Terminators, and on the shows Once Upon a Time and Sneaky Pete.

She was raised in Manassas, Virginia. Sara is married to director Theodore “TJ” Pederson.

She has stated:

I have Native American heritage that I’m very proud of, but I don’t belong or am enrolled in any specific tribe.

Sara’s paternal grandfather was Frank George “Sparky” Tomko (the son of George John Tomko and Elizabeth E. Matyk). Frank was born in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey. George likely was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of George Tomko and Julia Kaminsky. Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Slovakia, Jura J. “George” Matyk, who was from Budimír; and Erzsébet “Elizabeth” Kolarcsik, who was from Malá Vieska.

Sara’s paternal grandmother was Jean Marie Repka (the daughter of Joseph Stanley Repka and Jennie Baranowski/Baranovski). Jean was born in New Jersey. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Poland, Stanley Repka and Josephine. Jennie was born in Poland, the daughter of William Baranowski and Jennie Swidzinski.

Sara’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Thomas Shepherd (the son of Bernard Arnell/Arnold Shepherd and Sadie Deloma Leathers). Sara’s grandfather Bernard was born in Wrigley, Hickman, Tennessee. Sara’s great-grandfather Bernard was born in Maury, Tennessee, the son of John Robertson Shepherd and Ida Adelaid Nall. Sadie was born in Dickson, Tennessee, the daughter of David Hardeman Leathers and Hattie Iona Harrell.

Sara’s maternal grandmother is named Georgie/Georgia Annette.

Sources: Genealogy of Sara Tomko – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Sara’s paternal grandfather, Frank George “Sparky” Tomko – http://familysearch.org

Obituary of Sara’s paternal grandmother, Jean Marie (Repka) Tomko – http://burroughsfh.com

Genealogy of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Bernard Thomas Shepherd – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Bernard Thomas Shepherd – http://newspapers.com