15 Facts About Wallis Annenberg

Wallis Huberta Annenberg was born on July 15,1939 and is an American philanthropist and heiress.

Wallis Annenberg was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, into a Jewish family, the daughter of publishing magnate Walter Hubert Annenberg, and his first wife, Bernice Veronica Dunkelman, known as Ronny, a socialite from Toronto, Canada.

Wallis Annenberg's father owned a 15-acre estate called Inwood, where Wallis was raised.

Wallis Annenberg graduated in 1959 from Pine Manor College, when it was a junior college.

Wallis Annenberg had a brother, Roger, who committed suicide at a psychiatric institution in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 22 in 1962, while on leave from Harvard University for treatment of schizophrenia.

Wallis Annenberg named one of her sons after her brother.

When Wallis Annenberg started to work for Triangle Publications, which included TV Guide and Seventeen magazine, as well as radio and TV stations nationwide, her father was its chairman of the board.

Wallis Annenberg stayed for three years after its sale to Rupert Murdoch in 1988.

Wallis Annenberg appeared on The Joan Rivers Show on the new Fox television network in 1986, alongside actresses Lucille Ball and Michele Lee.

Wallis Annenberg today carries on her father's legacy as a public benefactor.

Wallis Annenberg is on the board of trustees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Wallis Annenberg is a supporter of the Harlem Children's Zone, the Ojai Foundation's "Council project" for inner-city kids, and the Ocean Alliance.

Wallis Annenberg serves on the board of trustees at the University of Southern California, home of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Wallis Annenberg was inspired by and provided funding to build the Universally-Accessible Treehouse in Torrance, California.

Wallis Annenberg serves on the board of directors for the New York-based chapter of the foundation of Princess Charlene of Monaco.