(1955-11-06) November 6, 1955 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Independent (2011–present)[1]
Other political affiliations
Democratic (until 2011)
Spouse
Arnold Schwarzenegger
(m. 1986; div. 2021)
Children
4, including Katherine and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Parents
Sargent Shriver (father)
Eunice Kennedy (mother)
Relatives
Kennedy family Chris Pratt (son-in-law)
Residence(s)
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
Georgetown University (BA)
Profession
Journalist
author
Signature
Maria Owings Shriver (born November 6, 1955)[2]
is an American journalist, author, a member of the Kennedy family, former First Lady of California, and the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement.[3][4] She was married to former governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, from whom she filed for divorce in 2011; it was finalized in 2021.
Shriver began her journalism career at CBS station KYW-TV and briefly anchored the CBS Morning News before joining NBC News in 1986. After anchoring weekend editions of the Today show and the NBC Nightly News, she became a correspondent for Dateline NBC, also covering politics. After leaving NBC News in 2004 to focus on her role as First Lady of California, she returned in 2013 as a special anchor. For her reporting at NBC, Shriver received a Peabody Award in 1998 and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics.[5]
As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award for developing a "television show with a conscience."[6]
^Marinucci, Carla (May 30, 2018). "California Republicans hit rock bottom". POLITICO. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020. But Shriver, a descendent of the Kennedy family who announced her move to become an independent voter years ago...
^Shriver known for her political bloodlines Archived June 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (October 9, 2003) Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"Yaffe tells Senate committee continued NIH funding is 'critical' for Alzheimer's research". UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. April 3, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^"About Us". The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^"Maria Shriver". NBC News. January 13, 2004.
^"TV academy honors 'television with a conscience'". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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