Jennifer Siebel Newsom (née Jennifer Lynn Siebel; born June , ) is an
American documentary filmmaker and actress. She is the director,
writer, and producer of the film 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. Her second film, which she wrote, produced, and directed, was
The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the Sundance Festival. It is
an examination of American society's definition of masculinity.Siebel
is married to Governor Gavin Newsom of California, making her the
First Lady of California. She was previously the state's Second Lady
from to and First Lady of San Francisco from to .Siebel was born in
San Francisco, to Kenneth F. Siebel Jr., an investment manager (second
cousin to software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel), and Judy (Fritzer)
Siebel, co-founder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.
Siebel grew up in Ross, Marin County, California.She 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 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. She later
graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she obtained a
bachelor's degree in and Master of Business Administration in . Her
studies focused on conservation policy and Third World
development.[citation needed]
American documentary filmmaker and actress. She is the director,
writer, and producer of the film 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. Her second film, which she wrote, produced, and directed, was
The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the Sundance Festival. It is
an examination of American society's definition of masculinity.Siebel
is married to Governor Gavin Newsom of California, making her the
First Lady of California. She was previously the state's Second Lady
from to and First Lady of San Francisco from to .Siebel was born in
San Francisco, to Kenneth F. Siebel Jr., an investment manager (second
cousin to software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel), and Judy (Fritzer)
Siebel, co-founder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.
Siebel grew up in Ross, Marin County, California.She 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 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. She later
graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she obtained a
bachelor's degree in and Master of Business Administration in . Her
studies focused on conservation policy and Third World
development.[citation needed]
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