Family
- father Raymond Herring: Of German descent; divorced from Harring's mother in 1971
- mother Maria Martinez: Mexican; divorced from Harring's father in 1971; remarried; moved Harring and her sisters to USA
- step-father Gaston Lima: Cuban; married Harring's mother; moved family to Texas; paid for Harring's schooling at private schools in Texas and Switzerland
- sister Rita Herring: Born c. 1967
- step-sister Ana Maria Lima: Murdered at age 24 in 1985
