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Interview, August 2006: "My grandfather was from Manila, my grandmother from Sebu." Her father is a melange of Italian, Scottish, Irish and Native American, but exactly how this mix was arrived at is not known. Peeples has in the past called herself a "Native American" but clearly this is a small percentage of her ancestry. She has never stated publicly what tribe, if any, she may be a member of. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Bob Peeples<br><b>Mother:</b> Liz Peeples<br><b>Sister:</b> Paula<br><b>Sister:</b> Cynthia<br><b>Husband:</b> Guy Ecker (m. 1984, div. 1986)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/040/000351981/">Carlo Imperato</a> (actor, together 1987-87, broken engagement)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/642/000164150/">Howard Hewett</a> (singer, m. 1989, div. 1993, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> Christopher (b. 1990)<br><b>Husband:</b> Lauro Chartrand (stuntman, m. 22-Nov-1997, one daughter)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Sienna Noel (b. 1998)<br><p> High School: West Covina High School, West Covina, CA<br> University: Uinversity of California at Los Angeles<br><p> <a href="/lists/223/000044091/">Scottish Ancestry</a> <br> <a href="/lists/879/000054717/">Filipino Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/535/000071322/">The Young and the Restless</a> Karen Taylor (2007-)<br> <a href="/tv/301/000109971/">Barbershop</a> Det. 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