Elisabeth Murdoch
Rupert’s eldest child with his second spouse, Anna, is daughter Elisabeth, born on Aug. 22, 1968, in Sydney, Australia, reportedly named after her grandmother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. Raised in New York with a brief period at an Australian boarding school, Elisabeth attended Vassar College before assuming roles within her father’s business empire, such as managing director at BSkyB.
In addition to her corporate roles, Elisabeth pursued her entrepreneurial ambitions, initially owning NBC-affiliate stations in California and later founding Shine, an independent TV company known for producing hit reality shows like The Biggest Loser and MasterChef. Despite initial fears, she embraced the challenge of running her own business, a sentiment she shared in a 2010 interview with The Guardian.
Shine was eventually acquired by News Corporation in 2011 for $674 million, leading Elisabeth to join News Corp.’s board. However, in 2019, she launched Sister, an entertainment production company credited with producing acclaimed series like Chernobyl and Broadchurch.
Reflecting on her journey, Elisabeth acknowledged the desire for parental approval while asserting her independence. Her political stance and ambitions within her father’s media empire are influenced by her desire to avoid conflict until his passing, as hinted by a Vanity Fair source in April 2023.
On a personal note, Elisabeth has experienced three marriages and has four children. Her first marriage to Elkin Pianim in 1993 produced two daughters, Cornelia and Anna, before ending in divorce in 1998. She then married Matthew Freud in 2001, with whom she had two more children — Charlotte and Samson — before their divorce in 2014. Her third marriage in 2017 was to artist Keith Tyson.
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Rupert Murdoch Children: Rupert Murdoch has been married four times and has six children with three of his wives: Prudence (with his first wife Patricia Booker), Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James (with his second wife Anna Torv), and Chloe and Grace (with his third wife Wendi Deng).
After divorcing his fourth wife Jerry Hall in August 2022, Rupert announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith on March 20, 2023, but they called off the engagement a few weeks later.
Rupert’s eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, will take over his business empire, Fox Corp and News Corp. On Sept. 21, Fox News announced that Rupert will step down as chairman in November and pass his authority to Lachlan. Lachlan became chairman and CEO of FOX in 2019 and will now have the honorary title of “chairman emeritus” after his father’s retirement.
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