Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Edward Norton discovers he's a direct descendant of Pocahontas

Glass Onion star Edward Norton finds out Pocahontas was his 12th great-grandmother on US ancestry show Finding Your Roots. A less welcome discovery was that some of his ancestors had also owned slaves.

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Norton, 53, who said he had researched his own ancestry before his appearance on "Finding Your Roots," expressed that that part of history didn't sit well with him.

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Norton, 53, who said he had researched his own ancestry before his appearance on "Finding Your Roots," expressed that that part of history didn't sit well with him.

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Norton, 53, who said he had researched his own ancestry before his appearance on "Finding Your Roots," expressed that that part of history didn't sit well with him.

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Norton, 53, who said he had researched his own ancestry before his appearance on "Finding Your Roots," expressed that that part of history didn't sit well with him.

Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother

Norton, 53, who said he had researched his own ancestry before his appearance on "Finding Your Roots," expressed that that part of history didn't sit well with him.