Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Jennifer Siebel Newsom is an American actress and filmmaker. She is also known as the Second Lady of California being the wife of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of California. She has achieved a great success in her field. She has also been honored with the various titles being the wife of a famous politician.


Personal Life

Jennifer Siebel Newsom was born as Jennifer Lynn on 19th June 1974 in San Francisco, California. Her biography mostly contains information about her successful career. The information about her early childhood and parents is not known. She is associated with the entertainment industry as an actress and a director. She is the second wife of Gavin Newsom. Newsom is a highly qualified woman who went to Stanford University for higher education. Newsom graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in Business Administration. After her graduation, she has worked with different organizations and then went to Hollywood to pursue her career in the entertainment industry.

She is a happily married woman. Her husband, Gavin Newsom is the Lieutenant Governor of California. He is the former Mayor of San Francisco. Jennifer is now also known as the second lady of California and former first lady of San Francisco because of being the wife of Gavin Newsom. She and Gavin met in 2006. They were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. They fell in love instantly and later got engaged in 2008. They got married in July 2008. Jennifer and her husband have 4 kids together named Montana, Hunter, Brooklynn, and Dutch. It was the second marriage of Gavin, however, Jennifer had never in a matrimonial relationship before. She has never gone through a divorce. Newsom is in a committed relationship with Gavin and living a happy life with their kids in San Francisco, California.

Career

Jennifer went to work for different organizations in Latin America and Africa. The focus of her work was to empower women. She urged women to build their own businesses and introduced them to entrepreneurship. Most of her major works in her career revolve around the women empowerment. After working for some time there, she moved back to the United States. She made her way into the entertainment industry and became an actress. Jennifer got good roles in movies and TV shows. The prominent roles were played by her in movies and TV which include “In the Valley of Elah”, “Life”, and “Mad Men”. After that, she started working as a writer, director, and producer. Newsom produced and directed documentaries, including “Miss Representation”. This documentary highlighted the issue about the women’s representation in the entertainment industry. Later, the actress founded an organization with the same name. She has also been listed among the fearless women in the world by the Forbes Magazine. She also serves as a speaker at different forums, including TEDxWomen and The World Bank.

Some of the TV shows she has acted in include 'In the Valley of Elah', 'Trauma', Mad Men, Rent etc.

Her estimated net worth is around 2 million dollars. She holds various awards, including a Visionary Award and Forever Green Award.

Last Modified: Mar 6, 2020


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