Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of BirthAugust 19, 1953
SpouseJames Carville
FactGrew up in Calumet, City, Illinois. Attended Thornton Fractional North High School and attended Western Illinois University. Was homecoming queen her junior year of high school.


Mary Matalin is an American political consultant, commentator, author, and television producer. She is known for her work on the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Trump. Matalin also served as the Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President in the George W. Bush administration.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 1953, Matalin was raised in a family of Democrats. Her father, Michael, was a police officer, and her mother, Anne, was a homemaker. Matalin has two sisters and one brother. She attended Immaculate Conception Academy, a Catholic girls’ high school, before enrolling at Western Illinois University.

Matalin began her career as a volunteer on the 1972 presidential campaign of Democrat George McGovern. She later worked on the campaigns of Republicans Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Dick Cheney. In 1992, she served as the deputy campaign manager for Cheney’s unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

In the George W. Bush administration, Matalin served as the Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President. She resigned from her position in 2003.

Matalin is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville. The couple has two daughters.

Matalin has an estimated net worth of $8 million.

General Info

Full NameMary Matalin
Date Of BirthAugust 19, 1953
ProfessionTelevision producer, Editor, Author, Commentator, Actor, Teacher, Political Consultant
EducationWestern Illinois University, Thornton Fractional North High School, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseJames Carville
ChildrenEmerson Normand Carville, Matalin Mary Carville
ParentsSteven Matalin, Eileen Matalin
SiblingsSteven Matalin, Rene O'Brien

Accomplishments

AwardsGlamour Woman of the Year Award
TV ShowsCrossfire, K Street

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Release of her book, "Letters to My Daughters". [2004]
2Moved to New Orleans with her family. [2008]
3Release of her book, "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" by Mary with James Carville and Peter Knobler. [1994]
4Close colleague of Torie Clarke, since the Ronald Reagan administration.
5Named as one of the "Top 100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts".
6Former chief-of-staff, Republican National Committee.
7Favorite songs: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered - I'm Yours", "Uptight - Everything's Alright" by Stevie Wonder, "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith, "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.
8In April 2006, was appointed Treasurer of Virginia Republican Senator George Allen's re-election committee. Worked on the presidential campaign of Fred Dalton Thompson until January 2008, when Thompson dropped out of the race.
9Chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March, 2005.
10Grew up in Calumet, City, Illinois. Attended Thornton Fractional North High School and attended Western Illinois University. Was homecoming queen her junior year of high school.
11Has two daughters with James Carville: Matalin Mary Matty Carville and Emerson Normand Emma Carville.

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Adjustment Bureau2011Mary Matalin
K Street2003TV SeriesMary Matalin

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
K Street2003TV Series consulting producer - 10 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
This Week2011-2016TV SeriesHerself - Powerhouse Roundtable Panelist / Herself - Roundtable Panalist / Herself - Roundtable Panelist / ...
Backfire: How to Destroy a Presidential Candidate2016Documentary shortHerself
Meet the Press2005-2016TV SeriesHerself / Herself - Panelist
Race for the White House2016TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Real Time with Bill Maher2014-2015TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Overheard2014TV SeriesHerself - interviewee
Imus in the Morning2013-2014TV SeriesHerself - Republican Strategist / Herself
Good Morning America2014TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The View2014TV SeriesHerself
CBS News Sunday Morning2014TV Series documentaryHerself - Guest
Fox News Sunday2013TV SeriesHerself - Panelist
60 Minutes Sports2013TV Series documentaryHerself - Chairman of Super Bowl Host Committee (segment "The Making of Super Bowl XLVII")
Charlie Rose1994-2013TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Mike & Mike2013TV SeriesHerself - Guest
ABC News Republican Debate New Hampshire2012TV MovieHerself - Commentator
Piers Morgan Tonight2011TV SeriesHerself
The Situation Room2011TV SeriesHerself - Guest
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise2010TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
The Colbert Report2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Glenn Beck2009TV SeriesHerself - Former Assistant to George W. Bush
The Return of the War Room2008TV Movie documentaryHerself
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story2008DocumentaryHerself - Atwater Aide '88
Today2008TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1993-2008TV SeriesHerself
The 2nd Annual Quill Awards2006TV SpecialHerself
Hannity & Colmes2005-2006TV SeriesHerself
One Nice Thing2005Documentary shortHerself
Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
Mad About You1998TV SeriesHerself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993-1994TV SeriesHerself
The War Room1993DocumentaryHerself
John & Leeza from Hollywood1993TV SeriesHerself
Equal Time1992TV SeriesHerself (Host)
Brokaw Reports: 58 Days1992TV MovieHerself
Crossfire1982TV SeriesCo-host (1999-2000)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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