- Born
- Birth nameMaria Owings Shriver
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Maria Shriver was born on November 6, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Last Action Hero (1993), Still Alice (2014) and Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014). She was previously married to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- SpouseArnold Schwarzenegger(April 26, 1986 - December 28, 2021) (divorced, 4 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesRobert Shriver(Sibling)Tim Shriver(Sibling)Mark Shriver(Sibling)Anthony Shriver(Sibling)Patrick Joseph Kennedy II(Cousin)Caroline Kennedy(Cousin)Rory Kennedy(Cousin)Kerry Kennedy(Cousin)Rose Kennedy(Grandparent)John Kennedy Jr.(Cousin)Christopher Lawford(Cousin)Joseph P. Kennedy(Grandparent)John Francis Fitzgerald(Great Grandparent)Jean Kennedy Smith(Aunt or Uncle)Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.(Aunt or Uncle)John F. Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis(Aunt or Uncle)Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Rosemary Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Ted Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Robert F. Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Patricia Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Victoria Kennedy(Aunt or Uncle)Stephen Smith(Aunt or Uncle)
- Her father had German, Irish, and small amounts of Scottish, English, Dutch, and French Huguenot, ancestry. Her mother was of Irish descent.
- Cousin of Rory Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr., Christopher Lawford, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kerry Kennedy, Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Maxwell Kennedy, William Kennedy Smith, Kara Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy, and Pam Shriver.
- Daughter of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
- First introduced to husband-to-be Arnold Schwarzenegger by NBC's Tom Brokaw at a charity tennis tournament in 1977.
- The head-and-shoulders photo of Maria on the jacket of her 2018 book - "I've Been Thinking... Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life" - was taken by her son Patrick Schwarzenegger with his iPhone.
- Make your mistakes and learn from them. And remember: No matter how many mistakes you make, your mother always loves you.
- [to Arnold Schwarzenegger about Ronald Reagan] I don't know why you are for this guy.
- [her opinion of Arnold Schwarzenegger's marriage proposal] It was so romantic.
- [to Arnold Schwarzenegger after Last Action Hero flopped] Out of your 20 movies, two thirds were successful.
- At work, you're replaceable...but as a parent, you're irreplaceable.
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