Liesel Matthews
Infobox Actor
name = Liesel Matthews
imagesize = 150px
birthname = Liesel Anne Pritzker
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|03|14
birthplace =Chicago ,Illinois , US
occupation = ActressLiesel Matthews (born
March 14 ,1984 ) is an American former child actress and heiress to theHyatt Hotels fortune. She starred as Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess", a 1995 film adaptation of theFrances Hodgson Burnett classic.Career
Liesel uses the stage name "Matthews" first, to honor her brother Matthew, and second, to avoid the battle between her parents that came to pass as 'Liesel Pritzker-Bagley' (Bagley being her stepfather's name) vs. 'Liesel Pritzker.' [cite web | url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/015aybjs.asp | title=Little Princess Lost | author=David Brooks | publisher=The Daily Standard | date=
2002-12-13 | accessdate=2007-10-23]Other than appearing in some movies, Matthews made her professional stage debut as Scout in a production of "
To Kill A Mockingbird " in Chicago. She was also seen in "Vincent in Brixton ", and won a Theatre World award for her performance.Personal life
Family background
Matthews was born Liesel Anne Pritzker in
Chicago, Illinois into the wealthyPritzker family . Her parents are Irene D. andRobert Pritzker . She is one of twelve surviving grandchildren of patriarchAbram Nicholas Pritzker , a financier and industrialist who died in 1986. Her uncle,Jay Pritzker , is the founder of theHyatt Hotel chain, and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983-1988. The family controls theTransUnion Credit Bureau [cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/2002/12/11/cx_da_1211topnews.html | title=Liesel Pritzker, Meet Meadow Soprano | author=Dan Ackman | publisher=Forbes | date=2002-12-11 | accessdate=2007-10-23] and theRoyal Caribbean Cruise Lines.cite web | title=How a little princess won back her inheritance | url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/01/08/1104832359888.html | author=Mark Maremont | date=2005-01-09 | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate=2007-10-23] The Pritzker family has been near the top ofForbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the magazine began in 1982.Education
Matthews graduated from
New Trier High School outside of Chicago and enrolled atColumbia University .Lawsuit
In 2002, Matthews, then an
undergrad atColumbia University , filed a U.S. $6 billion lawsuit against her father and 11 older cousins claiming they had misappropriated money from trusts established for her and her brother Matthew Pritzker. In early 2005, the parties settled the lawsuit which led to the family fortune being split 11 ways, resulting in 10 more Pritzkers joining theForbes 400 ; the most members of any family. [cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/10/22/billionaires-lawsuits-pritzker-biz-cz_lk_1022billiefeuds.html | title=Billionaire Family Feuds | author=Lisa Kroll | publisher=Forbes.com | date=2007-10-24 | accessdate=2007-11-05] Under the settlement, Liesel and Matthew each received roughly U.S. $280 million in cash and were given more control over other trusts valued at about U.S. $170 million each.Filmography
References
External links
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*cite web| url=http://www.liesel-matthews.com| title=Liesel Matthews| publisher=liesel-matthews.com| date=2007-10-27| accessdate=2008-08-21| work=A fan site
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