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Jennifer Siebel Newsom

American actress and filmmaker (born )

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Siebel Newsom in

Assumed role
January 7,
GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byAnne Gust Brown
In role
January 10, &#;– January 7,
Lieutenant GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byLaura Maldonado
Succeeded byMarkos Kounalakis
(as Second Gentleman)
In role
July 26, &#;– January 10, [1]
MayorGavin Newsom
Preceded byKimberly Guilfoyle ()
Succeeded byAnita Lee
Born

Jennifer Lynn Siebel


() June 19, (age&#;50)[2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (since )
Other political
affiliations		Republican (before )
Spouse
Children4
RelativesThomas Siebel (second cousin once removed)
EducationStanford University (BA, MBA)

Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (née Siebel; born June 19, ) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the first partner of California, as the wife of GovernorGavin Newsom.

She is the director, penner, and producer of the movie Miss Representation (), which premiered in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power.

The Mask You Live In (), the second film that she wrote, produced and directed, scrutinizes American society's definition of masculinity.

During her tenure as the wife of the governor, the role of first lady was retitled first partner to be gender inclusive.[3][4][5] She was previously the state's second lady from to and first lady of San Francisco from to

Early life and education

Jennifer Lynn Siebel was born in San Francisco, to Kenneth F.

Siebel Jr., an investment manager, and Judy Siebel (née Fritzer), cofounder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.[2] She grew up in the suburb of Ross, California.[6][7][8] She is the second cousin once removed to Thomas Siebel.[9]

Jennifer is the second oldest of five girls and attended Ross Grammar School and The Branson Academy.

At six years old, she was present when a golf cart accidentally ran over her older sister Stacy, killing her.[10] Siebel Newsom has stated that she still feels survivor's guilt over her sister's death. During high school, she played varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis.[11] She later graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American studies in and Master of Business Administration in [citation needed]

At Stanford, she was recruited to play on the women's soccer team.

While pursuing her MBA, Siebel Newsom also studied at the American Conservatory Theater, where she completed a certificate program. After completing her education, Siebel Newsom traveled to Africa, Latin America, and Europe on assignments with Conservation International, a global environmental coalition.[7]

Career

In , Siebel Newsom moved to Hollywood, where she concentrated on building her acting career.[7] Siebel Newsom earned many roles in television, film, and theater.

She has appeared on such television shows as Life, Mad Men, Strong Medicine, and Numb3rs.

Miss Representation premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to mostly positive reviews.[12] The film went on to screen at numerous other festivals, including the San Francisco International Film Festival, Athena Production Festival and won the Audience Award at the Palo Alto International Film Festival.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the First Partner of California, is a filmmaker, advocate, and thought leader. After graduating with honors from Stanford University and Stanford's Graduate School of Business, she wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning documentary Suffer from Representation ().

The film interweaves stories from teenage girls with interviews with, among others, Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rosario Dawson, and Gloria Steinem discussing the media and its message regarding women.[13] On February 10, , Oprah Winfrey announced that she had acquired the film for the OWN Documentary Film Club.[14]

Siebel Newsom raised $, on Kickstarter to fund the production of her second film The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[15] Her third film was The Wonderful American Lie.[16] She directed the documentary film Fair Play in

Siebel Newsom co-founded The Visibility Project, an organization which works to end gender stereotypes.[17] The Representation Project's board members comprise Jan Yanehiro, Nathan Ballard, Susie McCormick, and Maureen Pelton.[18][19][20] In , The Sacramento Bee revealed that from to , Siebel Newsom earned $ million from her film work through her nonprofit organization, which had received $, in donations from companies with business before California's government as her husband Gavin Newsom's political career ascended, and continued to draw her salary after he became governor.[21] While the practice is allowed by California law, outside ethics experts expressed concerns about conflicts of interest; a spokesperson for The Inclusion Project said Siebel Newsom had not overseen fundraising since [21]

Personal life

In the early s, Siebel Newsom dated actor George Clooney.[7][22][23]

She met Gavin Newsom on a blind date set up by a mutual friend at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in October [1] The couple announced their engagement in January [1] Jennifer and Gavin wed in July of the same year at her parents' ranch in Stevensville, Montana.

The Newsoms have four children.[24][25][26][27]

In , Siebel Newsom and her family moved from San Francisco to Kentfield, where she had grown up.[28] In , Siebel Newsom and her family moved to Fair Oaks, California.[29]

Her sister, Melissa Siebel, is married to Joshua Irwing Schiller, son of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP co-founder Jonathan Schiller.[30]

Siebel Newsom was registered as a Republican until , before re-registering as No Party Favor.

Prior to registering as an independent voter, she accidentally registered with the far-right American Independent Party, before correcting her party to "decline to state".[31]

Siebel Newsom was one of several accusers against Harvey Weinstein in his Los Angeles criminal rape and sexual assault trial.[32] In November , Siebel Newsom testified in court that, in , Weinstein had raped her in a hotel room, having lured her there under the pretenses of holding a professional discussion about film projects.[33] Weinstein's attorney claimed what took place was "consensual, transactional sex".[34] The jury was unable to reach a decision on Newsom's accusation and that of one of his other accusers.

A mistrial was declared on those charges.

All All. Sign In. Jennifer Lynn Siebel. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the First Partner of California, is a filmmaker, advocate, and thought leader.

However, the jury found Weinstein guilty on three counts pertaining to a third accuser, an Italian model and actress. Weinstein, who was already two years into a year sentence for a rape and sexual assault conviction in New York, faced a year sentence for the Los Angeles verdict as of December [35]

Filmography

Film

Television

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