Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born December 13, 1989) is an American author and the eldest child of actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger and broadcast journalist Maria Shriver. In 2010, Schwarzenegger wrote a book entitled Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back. Schwarzenegger uses the book to describe her personal journey and encourage other young women to achieve confidence and a positive self-image. She had body-image issues between fourth and seventh grade, but now controls her physical and mental health with walking exercises and yoga.
Katherine Schwarzenegger | |
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![]() Schwarzenegger in January 2015 | |
Born | Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger December 13, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Author |
Parent(s) | Arnold Schwarzenegger Maria Shriver |
Relatives | See Kennedy family |
Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born December 13, 1989)[1] is an American author and the eldest child of actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger and broadcast journalist Maria Shriver.
In 2010, Schwarzenegger wrote a book entitled Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back.[2] Schwarzenegger uses the book to describe her personal journey and encourage other young women to achieve confidence and a positive self-image.[3] She had body-image issues between fourth and seventh grade, but now controls her physical and mental health with walking exercises and yoga.[4]
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 2012 and unsure of her next steps, Schwarzenegger sought career advice from a variety of people, including athletes, singers, entrepreneurs and actors.[5] She compiled their wisdom into her second book— I Just Graduated . . . Now What?—which was released in 2014 as a "survival guide" for recent college grads.[6]
In 2017, Schwarzenegger authored a children’s book, Maverick and Me. The book tells the story of how Schwarzenegger rescued and subsequently adopted her dog, Maverick. Using her own experience as a "foster fail" (when a foster home turns into a "furever" home), the book touts the benefits of pet adoption and rescue.[7]
Schwarzenegger is an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ambassador[7] and supports the Best Friends Animal Society.[8]
Katherine was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is the eldest child of actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austrian-born), and journalist and author Maria Shriver (of Irish and German descent), whose mother Eunice is a younger sister of former President John F. Kennedy, and father Sargent Shriver was a U.S. Ambassador to France and the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1972 election.[9] She has a younger sister, Christina Schwarzenegger,[10] and two younger brothers, Patrick[11] and Christopher Schwarzenegger.[12] Through her father, she also has a half-brother, Joseph Baena.[13][14]
As of January 13, 2019[update], she is engaged to actor Chris Pratt.[15][16]
I'm thrilled to be marrying you.