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Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the First Lady of California as the wife of governor Gavin Newsom. She is the director, writer, and producer of the film Miss Representation, which premiered in the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power. The Mask You Live In, her second film which she wrote, produced and directed, scrutinizes American society's definition of masculinity.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Newsom in 2018
First Lady of California
Assumed role January 7, 2019
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Anne Gust Brown
Second Lady of California
In role January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Lieutenant Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Laura Maldonado
Succeeded by	Markos Kounalakis (as Second Gentleman)
First Lady of San Francisco
In role July 26, 2008[1] – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Kimberly Guilfoyle
Succeeded by	Anita Lee
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Lynn Siebel (1974-06-19) June 19, 1974 (age 48)[2] San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Independent (2008–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 2008)
Spouse	Gavin Newsom ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	4
Relatives	Thomas Siebel (cousin)
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Education	Stanford University (BA, MBA)

During her tenure as the wife of the governor, the role of first lady has been retitled first partner to be gender inclusive.[3][4][5] She was previously the state's second lady from 2011 to 2019 and first lady of San Francisco from 2008 to 2011.

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), the co-founder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.[2] She grew up in the suburb of Ross, California.[6][7][8]

Siebel Newsom is the second oldest of five girls and attended Ross Grammar School and The Branson School. When she was six, her older sister Stacy died at age eight from a golf cart accident. Siebel Newsom has stated she carries a lot of guilt as she was present at the time of the accident. During high school, she played varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis.[9] She later graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American studies in 1996 and Master of Business Administration in 2001.^{[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 2002, 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 2011 Sundance Film Festival to mostly positive reviews.[10] The film went on to screen at numerous other festivals, including the San Francisco International Film Festival, Athena Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the Palo Alto International Film Festival. 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.[11] On February 10, 2011, Oprah Winfrey announced that she had acquired the film for the OWN Documentary Film Club.[12]

Siebel Newsom raised $101,111 on Kickstarter to fund the production of her second film The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[13][14]

Siebel Newsom's third film was The Great American Lie.[15]

Siebel Newsom directed the documentary film Fair Play in 2022.

She co-founded The Representation Project, an organization which works to end gender stereotypes.[16] The Representation Project's board members include Jan Yanehiro, Nathan Ballard, Susie McCormick, and Maureen Pelton.[17][18][19] In 2021, The Sacramento Bee revealed that from 2011 to 2018, Siebel Newsom earned $2.3 million from her film work through her nonprofit organization, which had received $800,000 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.[20] While the practice is allowed by California law, outside ethics experts expressed concerns about conflicts of interest; a spokesperson for The Representation Project said Siebel Newsom had not overseen fundraising since 2015.[20]

Personal life

In the early 2000s, Siebel Newsom dated actor George Clooney.[21][22][7]

She met Gavin Newsom on a blind date set up by a mutual friend at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in October 2006.[1] The couple announced their engagement in January 2008.[1] Jennifer and Gavin wed in July of the same year at her parents' ranch in Stevensville, Montana. The Newsoms have four children.[23][24][25][26]

In 2011, Siebel Newsom and her family moved from San Francisco to Ross, where she grew up.[27] In 2019, Siebel Newsom and her family moved to Fair Oaks, California.[28]

Her sister, Melissa Siebel, is married to Joshua Irwing Schiller, son of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP co-founder Jonathan Schiller.[29]

Siebel Newsom was registered as a Republican until 2008, before re-registering as No Party Preference. 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".[30]

Siebel Newsom is one of several accusers against Harvey Weinstein in an ongoing Los Angeles criminal rape and sexual assault trial.[31] In November 2022, Siebel Newsom testified in court that, in 2005, Weinstein had raped her in a hotel room, having lured her there under the pretenses of holding a professional discussion about film projects.[32]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Hades Night	Klara
	Something's Gotta Give	Younger Woman in Market
2004	Dinocroc	Gereco Receptionist
	Zen Noir	Nora
	American Daylight	Zelda
2005	Raw Footage	Monica
	Rent	Receptionist
2006	Late Night Girls	Julie
2007	Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story	Sharon Stone
	The Trouble with Romance	Jill
	Bone Dry	Wife
	In the Valley of Elah	Jodie
2008	April Fool's Day	Barbie	Direct-to-DVD
2009	Aliens on Crack	Pooty
	Down for Life	Ms. Hardwicke
	The Magnificent Cooly-T	Sammy
2010	Tales of an Ancient Empire	Queen Ma'at
2017	She's Out of His Mind	Judy
TBA	Sleeping with the Lion	Coral

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	She Spies	Woman #2	Episode: "First Episode"
	Presidio Med	Cyndy Lloyd	4 episodes
2003	Strong Medicine	Nancy Donahue	Episode: "Misdiagnosis Murder"
	The Proud Family	The Counselor	Episode: "The Camp, the Counselor, the Mole and the Rock"
2004	Cracking Up	Trish	Episode: "Grudge Match"
2005	Numbers	Diane Rausch	Episode: "Bettor or Worse"
2007–2008	Life	Jennifer Conover	9 episodes
2008	Mad Men	Juanita Carson	Episode: "For Those Who Think Young"
	The Nanny Express	Pam	Television film
2009	Trauma	Stephanie	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	The Glades	Stephanie Chapman	2 episodes

Notes

References

External links

• Jennifer Siebel Newsom – Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
• Jennifer Siebel Newsom at IMDb
• Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Facebook

Honorary titles
Preceded by Laura Maldonado	Second Lady of California January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2019	Succeeded by Markos Kounalakis (as Second Gentleman)
Preceded by Anne Gust Brown	First Partner of California January 7, 2019 – present	Incumbent

На других языках

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[de] Jennifer Siebel

Jennifer Siebel Newsom (* 19. Juni 1974 in San Francisco) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Produzentin.

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- [en] Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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[ru] Сибел, Дженнифер

Дже́ннифер Линн Си́бел (англ. Jennifer Lynn Siebel; 19 июня 1974, Сан-Франциско, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса, режиссёр, сценарист и продюсер. Супруга Гэвина Ньюсома, Первая леди Сан-Франциско с 26 июля 2008 года по 10 января 2011 года, Вторая леди Калифорнии с 10 января 2011 года по 7 января 2019 года. Первая леди Калифорнии с 7 января 2019 года.

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