Vanessa Getty Explained

Vanessa Getty
Birth Name:	Vanessa Jarman
Birth Place:	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Years Active:	1999–present
Spouse:	Billy Getty

Vanessa Getty (born 1972) is an American socialite and philanthropist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life and career

Getty was born in San Francisco to Claude Jarman Jr., an actor, and Maryann Opperman, a ballerina.^{[4] [5]} She is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles.^[6]

In 1999, she married Billy Getty, a son of Gordon Getty and Ann Getty, in the Napa Valley.^{[7] [8] [9]} The couple have three children and are based in San Francisco.^{[6] [10]}

In 2015, she was named as an honorary co-chair of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.^{[11] [12] [13]}

As a philanthropist, she has contributed in development of the Peninsula Humane Society. Getty is also the founder of San Francisco Bay Humane Friends.^{[6] [14]}

She supported and donated to the campaign of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the Godmother to her children.^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. News: Don't I Know You from the Party Pages? . The New York Times . 25 June 2006 . Wilson . Eric .
2. Web site: West . Kevin . Pacific Heights . . en . December 31, 2006.
3. Web site: Stunning Pacific Heights mansion where Vanessa Getty once lived asks $30 million . 13 June 2018 .
4. Web site: Billy Getty Pops the Question / He presented the ring before Christmas . 28 December 1998 .
5. Web site: An Engaging Party Purely for Love / Vanessa and Billy celebrate at Mom's . 17 February 1999 .
6. Web site: Givers & Shakers: Vanessa Getty, Patron Saint of Animals . 7x7 magazine. 19 November 2014 .
7. Web site: Fairy-Tale Wedding for Getty-Jarman in Napa Valley . 21 June 1999 .
8. Web site: Society Pals' Falling Out Affects Newsom, Getty Families . 11 August 2000 .
9. News: Family Ties . The New York Times . 23 September 2001 . Silva . Horacio .
10. Web site: This $30 million San Francisco mansion, once owned by Vanessa Getty, is one of the city's most expensive homes — take a look inside . .
11. News: Dior's Grown-Up 'Prom' in San Francisco . Wall Street Journal . 3 April 2015 .
12. Web site: Vanessa Getty, Trevor Traina Named Honorary Co-chairs of San Francisco Gala . 9 January 2015 .
13. Web site: Red Carpet: Fine art patrons glitter at winter gala . 16 March 2010 .
14. Web site: The Fashionable and Philanthropic Force that is Vanessa Getty . . 23 August 2018 .
15. Web site: How San Francisco's Wealthiest Families Launched Kamala Harris . .
16. Web site: The surprising Newsom, Pelosi and Harris ties with the Getty oil dynasty . . 23 June 2022 .