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Ariadne Getty
Ariadne Getty (formerly Williams; born 1962) is an American philanthropist, businesswoman, and film producer.
Getty was born in Rome, Italy to Sir John Paul Getty, a philanthropist, and Abigail Harris, a water polo champion. She spent much of her childhood outside of Siena. She is a member of the Getty family and is the sister of John Paul Getty III, Mark Getty, and Aileen Getty and the half sister of Tara Getty. Her parents divorced in 1964 and her father remarried twice; first to Talitha Pol, a Dutch actress and model, and later to Victoria Holdsworth. She is the granddaughter of billionaire J. Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil Company, and Ann Rork Light, an actress. Getty's grandfather also served as her godfather at her baptism in the Catholic Church. Getty attended Bennington College and Southover Manor School.
Getty serves as the CEO of her son's fashion line August Getty Atelier and of her other son Nats Getty’s lifestyle brand Strike Oil.
In 2007, Getty produced the British comedy-thriller film The Baker. In 2010 she worked on the survivor-thriller film 127 Hours.
In 2016, Getty joined the national board of directors of GLAAD. She was a speaker at the third annual GLAAD Summit on September 30, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Getty is passionate about LGBT rights, climate change, and women's rights, making most of her time and financial contributions to GLAAD and the United Nations foundation. Much of Ariadne's charitable work stems from her personal history; both of her children, Natalia (Nats) and August are gay, and much of Ariadne's philanthropic efforts go towards working with the LGBTQ community.
Getty serves with Queen Rania of Jordan, Muhammad Yunus, Kofi Annan, and Ted Turner as an inaugural board member of the Better World Fund, a nonprofit that provides educational and advocacy support for the United Nations and causes regarding refugees and gender inequality. Through her work with Better World Fund, Getty has traveled to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to visit refugee camps with stakeholders to provide better living conditions for refugees.
In September 2018, GLAAD presented the inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award to Alyssa Milano at its 49th anniversary gala in San Francisco; the Los Angeles LGBT Center honored Getty with the Rand Schrader Distinguished Scholar Vanguard Award; and she became a board member of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. In August 2019, Variety named her the 2019 Philanthropist of the Year.
Getty founded the Fuserna Foundation in 2004, later changing its name to the Ariadne Getty Foundation. She currently serves as its president and executive director. The foundation was formed to revitalize existing charities and individual charitable projects that were failing in their objectives due to financial constraints and/or lack of exposure and publicity.
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Ariadne Getty
Ariadne Getty (formerly Williams; born 1962) is an American philanthropist, businesswoman, and film producer.
Getty was born in Rome, Italy to Sir John Paul Getty, a philanthropist, and Abigail Harris, a water polo champion. She spent much of her childhood outside of Siena. She is a member of the Getty family and is the sister of John Paul Getty III, Mark Getty, and Aileen Getty and the half sister of Tara Getty. Her parents divorced in 1964 and her father remarried twice; first to Talitha Pol, a Dutch actress and model, and later to Victoria Holdsworth. She is the granddaughter of billionaire J. Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil Company, and Ann Rork Light, an actress. Getty's grandfather also served as her godfather at her baptism in the Catholic Church. Getty attended Bennington College and Southover Manor School.
Getty serves as the CEO of her son's fashion line August Getty Atelier and of her other son Nats Getty’s lifestyle brand Strike Oil.
In 2007, Getty produced the British comedy-thriller film The Baker. In 2010 she worked on the survivor-thriller film 127 Hours.
In 2016, Getty joined the national board of directors of GLAAD. She was a speaker at the third annual GLAAD Summit on September 30, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Getty is passionate about LGBT rights, climate change, and women's rights, making most of her time and financial contributions to GLAAD and the United Nations foundation. Much of Ariadne's charitable work stems from her personal history; both of her children, Natalia (Nats) and August are gay, and much of Ariadne's philanthropic efforts go towards working with the LGBTQ community.
Getty serves with Queen Rania of Jordan, Muhammad Yunus, Kofi Annan, and Ted Turner as an inaugural board member of the Better World Fund, a nonprofit that provides educational and advocacy support for the United Nations and causes regarding refugees and gender inequality. Through her work with Better World Fund, Getty has traveled to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to visit refugee camps with stakeholders to provide better living conditions for refugees.
In September 2018, GLAAD presented the inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award to Alyssa Milano at its 49th anniversary gala in San Francisco; the Los Angeles LGBT Center honored Getty with the Rand Schrader Distinguished Scholar Vanguard Award; and she became a board member of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. In August 2019, Variety named her the 2019 Philanthropist of the Year.
Getty founded the Fuserna Foundation in 2004, later changing its name to the Ariadne Getty Foundation. She currently serves as its president and executive director. The foundation was formed to revitalize existing charities and individual charitable projects that were failing in their objectives due to financial constraints and/or lack of exposure and publicity.