Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver (born November 6, 1955) 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. She was married to former governor of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, from whom she filed for divorce in 2011 and which was finalized in 2021.
Maria Shriver | |
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Shriver in 2018 | |
| 35th First Lady of California | |
| In role November 17, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Sharon Davis |
| Succeeded by | Anne Gust Brown |
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| Born | Maria Owings Shriver November 6, 1955 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2011–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2011) |
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| Children | 4, including Katherine and Patrick Schwarzenegger |
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| Relatives | Kennedy family Chris Pratt (son in law) |
| Residence(s) | Brentwood, California, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) |
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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.
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."