Maria Shriver Biography (1955-)

Full name, Maria Owings Shriver; born November 6, 1955, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Robert Sargent (an attorney, Peace Corps director, and diplomat) and Eunice Mary (founder of the Special Olympics; maiden name, Kennedy) Shriver; married Arnold Schwarzenegger (a body builder and actor), April 26, 1986; children: Katherine Eunice, Christina Aurelia, Patrick, Christopher. Addresses: Office: NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: News correspondent
Birth Details: November 6, 1955; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Cameo) The Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
Television Appearances
Series
Correspondent, The American Parade (also known as Crossroads), 1984
Reporter, CBS News, CBS, 1983-1985
Correspondent and anchor, CBS Morning News, CBS, 1985-1986
Host, Sunday Today, NBC, beginning in 1987
Host, Main Street, NBC, 1987-1988
Anchor, Sunday Today, NBC, 1987-1990
Substitute anchor, NBC News at Sunrise, NBC, 1989
Substitute anchor, The Today Show, NBC, 1989
Substitute anchor, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1989
Anchor, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, NBC, 1989-1990
Anchor, NBC Nightly News Weekend Edition, NBC, 1989-1990
Host, Cutting Edge with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1990
Dateline NBC, NBC, 1992
Specials
The Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies, ABC, 1987
Correspondent, Wall Street: Money, Greed, and Power, NBC, 1987
Correspondent, God Is Not Elected, NBC, 1987
Correspondent, The Baby Business, NBC, 1987
Reporter, Summer Showcase, NBC, 1988
Reporter, Summer Showcase: Guns, Guns, Guns, NBC, 1988

A Very Special Christmas Party (also known as Special OlympicsChristmas Party), ABC, 1988
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1988
Reporter, Women Behind Bars, NBC, 1988
Anchor, It's Not Easy Bein' Teen, NBC, 1988
Anchor, The 1988 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
Host, Fatal Addictions, NBC, 1989
Anchor, First Person with Maria Shriver: Total Exposure--Privacy and the Press, NBC, 1992
Anchor, One Minute to Midnight: The Real Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, NBC, 1992
Correspondent, Decision '92: The Democratic National Convention, NBC, 1992
Correspondent, Decision '92: The Republican National Convention, NBC, 1992
Host, First Person with Maria Shriver: The Gay '90s--Sex, Power, and Influence, NBC, 1993
Host, First Person with Maria Shriver: Big Brother Is My Boss, NBC, 1993
Host of the syndicated special Out Here on My Own.
Episodic
"Men, Women, Sex, and AIDS," NBC Newshour, NBC, 1987
"Maria Shriver Interview (revised edition)," Sidewalks Entertainment, 1999
Television Work
Series
Producer (with Debbie Williams), Portrait of a Legend, syndicated,1981
RECORDINGS
Videos
Winners and Losers: Dealing with Substance Abuse, 1990
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Summer Showcase, NBC, 1988
Summer Showcase: Guns, Guns, Guns, NBC, 1988
Fatal Addictions, NBC, 1989
First Person with Maria Shriver: Total Exposure--Privacy and the Press, NBC, 1992
One Minute to Midnight: The Real Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, NBC, 1992
First Person with Maria Shriver: The Gay '90s--Sex, Power, and Influence, NBC, 1993
Television Series
Cutting Edge with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1990
Books
What's Heaven? (for children), St. Martin's/Golden, 1999
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went out into the Real World,Warner, 2000
What's Wrong with Timmy? (for children), Little Brown, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, April 23, 1999, p. 72
Parade, April 16, 2000, p. 26
People, May 12, 1986, p. 53

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