Elizabeth Smart gained national attention at age 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell.
27 Facts About Elizabeth Smart
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Elizabeth Smart has since gone on to work as an activist and advocate for missing persons.
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Elizabeth Ann Smart was born on November 3,1987, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Edward "Ed" and Lois Smart.
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Elizabeth Smart's family was part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Elizabeth Smart is the second-oldest child in her family; she has four brothers and one sister.
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Elizabeth Smart attended Bryant Middle School and East High School in Salt Lake City.
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Elizabeth Smart later enrolled in Brigham Young University, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in harp performance.
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On June 5,2002,14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in her family's house in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Elizabeth Smart was rescued by police officers on March 12,2003, on a public street in Sandy, Utah, 18 miles from her home.
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Elizabeth Smart was found guilty on both counts and sentenced in May 2011 to two life terms in federal prison.
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In 2009, Elizabeth Smart commented on the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, stressing that dwelling upon the past is unproductive.
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On October 27,2009, Elizabeth Smart spoke at the 2009 Women's Conference in California, hosted by Maria Shriver, on overcoming obstacles in life.
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In March 2011, Elizabeth Smart was one of four women awarded the Diane von Furstenberg Award.
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In February 2014, Elizabeth Smart testified before the Utah State House of Representatives in favor of HB 286.
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Elizabeth Smart's lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to the politicians in which they were ordered not to use her name.
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On June 5,2017, on the 15th anniversary of her abduction, Lifetime aired the made-for-TV film titled I Am Elizabeth Smart, narrated and produced by Smart, which tells the story of her kidnapping from her perspective.
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In 2018, Elizabeth Smart published Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up with St Martin's Press.
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Elizabeth Smart has played the harp on national television in the United States.
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Elizabeth Smart's father wrote another book about Smart's kidnapping, called Bringing Elizabeth Home.
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In 2021, Elizabeth Smart competed on The Masked Dancer as "Moth".
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Elizabeth Smart was eliminated during the third episode of the series, placing eighth overall in the competition.
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In 2022, Elizabeth Smart was the executive producer of the Lifetime movie Stolen by Their Father as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature film which talked about Lizbeth Meredith's plans to reclaim her daughters after being kept in Greece by Meredith's ex-husband Greg during their visit to him.
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In 2023, Elizabeth Smart was the executive producer of the Lifetime movie The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story which detailed the abduction of Kara Robinson at the hands of Richard Evonitz.
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On November 11,2009, Elizabeth Smart left Salt Lake City to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris.
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Elizabeth Smart temporarily returned from her mission in November 2010 to serve as the chief witness in the federal trial of Brian David Mitchell.
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In 2019, while traveling home to Utah aboard a Delta Airlines flight, Elizabeth Smart alleged that she was awakened by a male passenger next to her rubbing her inner thigh.
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Elizabeth Smart reported the incident and began a self-defense program for women and girls called Smart Defense.