Basic Information About Gretchen Carlson
| Category | Politicians › Republicans |
|---|---|
| Professions | Journalist, Actor |
| Net worth | $18,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1966-06-21 (58 years old) |
| Place of birth | Anoka |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Casey Richard Close - (4 October 1997 - present) (2 children) |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.6 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Gretchen Carlson win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gretchen Carlson roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| House of Cards | Gretchen Carlson 1 episode, 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self 1 episode, 2017 |
| The Daily Show | Self 1 episode, 2017 |
| Mr. Robot | News Anchor / ... 3 episodes, 2017-2019 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Self - Author, Be Fierce 1 episode, 2017 |
| Access Hollywood | Self 2 episodes, 2017 |
Gretchen Carlson's photos
Interesting Facts about Gretchen Carlson
- Miss America 1989. First classical violinist to be crowned Miss America. Her platform was to promote the arts.
- 1990 honors graduate of Stanford University, with a degree in sociology (organizational behavior). Also, studied at Oxford University in England.
- Miss Minnesota 1988.
- Has an older sister (by three years), Kris Carlson Germain (born on January 17, 1964), and two brothers.
- She is the daughter of Karen Barbara (Hyllengren) and Lee Roy Carlson.
- Her sister, Kris Carlson Germain, and brother-in-law, Henry Germain, are adopting a child from Guatemala [November 21, 2007]. They already have two children.
- Has a son, Christian Close, 6, and a daughter, Kaia Close, (born May 17, 2003) [2009].
- Was a middle child in her family.
- Favorite pro football team is the Minnesota Vikings.
- One of her babysitters was Rep. Michele Bachmann.
- Her husband, Casey Richard Close, is a sports agent, whose clientèle include Ryan Howard, Derek Jeter and Josh Hamilton. His hometown is Columbus, Ohio.
- Of Swedish descent, with roots in Småland on both sides of her family.
- National celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes, since 2002.
- Her family has a General Motors auto dealership in Anoka, Minnesota. It has been in the Carlson family for 90 years [2009].
- When they were younger, Gretchen and her sister played violin and cello, respectively, for five Christmas services at the church where their grandfather was a minister.
- Before coming to Fox News in 2006, she joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000 and then began working on Saturday Early Show (1997) as a co-anchor in 2002.
- Graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's Anoka High School, where she was the 1984 class valedictorian.
- Recuperating from shoulder surgery in January, 2009 [February 7, 2009].
- Her father, Lee Carlson, celebrated his 75th birthday on April 26, 2009.
- Her family's General Motors auto dealership received a letter notifying it to close by late 2010 [June 2009].
References & Fact Checks ✅
- 1/ Filename: gretchen-carlson-and-ronald-reagan-in-1988-5528n52L.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:29:01)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gretchen_Carlson_and_Ronald_Reagan_in_1988.jpg
- Original Source:
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - Author: Pete Souza
- Date taken: 4 October 1989
- 2/ Filename: naomi-watts-and-gretchen-carlson-in-2019-eO0uI6w1.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 02:29:02)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naomi_Watts_and_Gretchen_Carlson_in_2019.jpg
- Original Source:
Email - Author: Jordan Fischetti
- Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
