Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born Liesel Anne Pritzker), stage name Liesel
Matthews, is an American philanthropist and former child actress. She
starred as Sara Crewe in A Little Princess, a film adaptation of the
Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, and as Alice Marshall in Air Force
One. She is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family. She is now known
as a leader in impact investing and founded the Blue Haven Initiative
in to that end.Liesel Anne Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois,
into the wealthy Pritzker family, the daughter of Irene (née
Dryburgh) and Robert Pritzker. Her father founded The Marmon Group
with his brother Jay Pritzker. She is of Jewish origin on her father's
side and her mother is Australian. Her mother met her father while
working at a Pritzker-owned Hyatt hotel in Australia; they married in
and divorced in . She has one brother, Matthew Pritzker, and three
half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Audrey Gilbert
Pritzker: Jennifer N. Pritzker; Linda Pritzker; and Karen Pritzker
Vlock. She was named after the Sound of Music character Liesl von
Trapp, the eldest daughter of the seven von Trapp children She is one
of twelve surviving grandchildren of patriarch A.N. Pritzker, a
financier and industrialist who died in . Her uncle, Jay Pritzker, is
the founder of the Hyatt Hotel chain, and owned Braniff Airlines from
â€". The family controls the TransUnion Credit Bureau and the Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines. The Pritzker family has been near the top of
Forbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the list
began in . Pritzker graduated from New Trier High School outside of
Chicago and enrolled at Columbia University.Liesel Pritzker uses the
name "Liesel Matthews" as an actor on stage and screen, first to honor
her brother Matthew, and second to avoid conflict between her divorced
parents about whether she should incorporate her stepfather's name and
be known as Liesel Pritzker-Bagley.Pritzker made her professional
stage debut as Scout in a production of To Kill A Mockingbird in
Chicago. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance in Vincent
in Brixton. She starred in two major films, Alfonso Cuaron's A Little
Princess and Wolfgang Petersen's action thriller Air Force One.
Matthews, is an American philanthropist and former child actress. She
starred as Sara Crewe in A Little Princess, a film adaptation of the
Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, and as Alice Marshall in Air Force
One. She is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family. She is now known
as a leader in impact investing and founded the Blue Haven Initiative
in to that end.Liesel Anne Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois,
into the wealthy Pritzker family, the daughter of Irene (née
Dryburgh) and Robert Pritzker. Her father founded The Marmon Group
with his brother Jay Pritzker. She is of Jewish origin on her father's
side and her mother is Australian. Her mother met her father while
working at a Pritzker-owned Hyatt hotel in Australia; they married in
and divorced in . She has one brother, Matthew Pritzker, and three
half-siblings from her father's first marriage to Audrey Gilbert
Pritzker: Jennifer N. Pritzker; Linda Pritzker; and Karen Pritzker
Vlock. She was named after the Sound of Music character Liesl von
Trapp, the eldest daughter of the seven von Trapp children She is one
of twelve surviving grandchildren of patriarch A.N. Pritzker, a
financier and industrialist who died in . Her uncle, Jay Pritzker, is
the founder of the Hyatt Hotel chain, and owned Braniff Airlines from
â€". The family controls the TransUnion Credit Bureau and the Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines. The Pritzker family has been near the top of
Forbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the list
began in . Pritzker graduated from New Trier High School outside of
Chicago and enrolled at Columbia University.Liesel Pritzker uses the
name "Liesel Matthews" as an actor on stage and screen, first to honor
her brother Matthew, and second to avoid conflict between her divorced
parents about whether she should incorporate her stepfather's name and
be known as Liesel Pritzker-Bagley.Pritzker made her professional
stage debut as Scout in a production of To Kill A Mockingbird in
Chicago. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance in Vincent
in Brixton. She starred in two major films, Alfonso Cuaron's A Little
Princess and Wolfgang Petersen's action thriller Air Force One.
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