Maria Shriver

Maria Owings Shriver ( /ˈʃraɪvər/; born November 6, 1955) is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, 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". She was formerly First Lady of California as the wife of actor and then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, from whom she is now separated. She is a member of the Kennedy family (her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a sister of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy). Shriver was born in Chicago, Illinois. A Roman Catholic of German descent through her father and Irish descent through her mother, she is the second child and only daughter of the politician Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Maria is the niece of United States President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and five other siblings. Shriver attended Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of

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Arnold Schwarzenegger spent Mother's Day with the mother of most of his children ... showing up at Maria Shriver's new Brentwood home yesterday.Our sources say the day went well, but as for… READ MORE >

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Resigned to Divorce from Maria Shriver

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Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver REUNITE ... for the Sake of the Furniture

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Maria Shriver -- I Got Something On My Ring Finger, Too

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I Got Something On My Ring Finger, Too

Maria Shriver sure knows how to ring in the new year  -- just days after Arnold Schwarzenegger wore his wedding ring out in public ... his divorce-shy, estranged wife was sporting something… READ MORE >

Paparazzi Photo, Celebrity Divorce, Gossip / Rumors, Schwarzenegger Scandal - 148 days ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger -- The One-Finger Statement to Maria Shriver

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Arnold Schwarzenegger rocked his wedding ring out in public during the holidays  -- another sign that his marriage to Maria Shriver ain't as dead as it once seemed. TMZ broke the story ...… READ MORE >

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Maria Shriver -- Second Thoughts About Divorcing Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Second Thoughts About Divorcing Arnold

Maria Shriver is telling friends she's now unsure if she wants to divorce Arnold Schwarzenegger ... TMZ has learned.We're told Maria is torn, partly because of her strong religious beliefs that do… READ MORE >

Exclusive, Celebrity Divorce, Politix, Schwarzenegger Scandal - 156 days ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver -- Church Meeting

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Arnold Schwarzenegger took a nice gander at soon-to-be ex-wife Maria Shriver today as they went in to church in Santa Monica, CA.Hallelujah. READ MORE >

Paparazzi Photo, Schwarzenegger Scandal - 206 days ago
Maria Shriver's Parking Woes -- The More Things Change ...

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The Shriver/Schwarzenegger family driving misery continued yesterday when Maria Shriver got a parking ticket in Brentwood ... which our camera guy politely handed to her before she drove off!Her… READ MORE >

Exclusive, Ride Me, Celebrity Justice - 243 days ago
Patrick Schwarzenegger -- Busted For Speeding In Daddy's Car

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Busted For Speeding In Daddy's Car

Arnold Schwarzenegger's aspiring-model son Patrick earned the Schwarzenegger family yet another traffic ticket -- after the 18-year-old was cited for speeding in Santa Monica.Law enforcement… READ MORE >

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