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Vanessa Getty (born 1972) is an American socialite and philanthropist.

Life and career

Getty was born in San Francisco to Claude Jarman Jr., an actor, and Maryann Opperman, a ballerina. She also has one sister, Natalie Jarman, from that marriage as well.

She is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles.

In 1999, she married Billy Getty, a son of Gordon Getty and Ann Getty, in the Napa Valley. The couple have three children and are based in San Francisco.

In 2015, she was named as an honorary co-chair of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.

As a philanthropist, she has contributed in development of the Peninsula Humane Society. Getty is also the founder of San Francisco Bay Humane Friends.

She supported and donated to the campaign of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the godmother to one of her children.

References

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

• Living people
• 1972 births
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni
• American socialites
• American philanthropists
• Getty family