Who Is Gary Oldman Married to? All About His Fifth Wife Gisele Schmidt
Gary Oldman is an actor and living legend who has appeared in movies like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Dark Knight.
He's also given multiple critically acclaimed performances in films like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Mank. He won an Academy Award in 2017 for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Currently, he's starring on the Apple TV+ show Slow Horses.
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While Oldman is no stranger to a film set or awards stage, he is also no stranger to the wedding altar. The English actor has been married five times since marrying his first wife, Lesley Manville in 1987. He is currently married to art enthusiast Gisele Schmidt, whom he married in a private ceremony in 2017. The couple now live in Palm Springs California.
Here's what else you need to know about Gary Oldman's wife and his previous relationships.
How did Gary Oldman and Gisele Schmidt meet?
Unfortunately, not much is known about the pair. According to The Daily Mail, Oldman and Schmidt met through their "mutual love of art and photography." Schmidt's profile on IMDb shows that she was also Oldman's assistant on Darkest Hour in 2017, although it's unclear if they met on the set for that movie or before. Schmidt's an avid photographer and shares her work on Instagram.
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What does Gisele Schmidt do for a living?
Gisele Schmidt is a writer and art curator, according to an AP article written about the pair tying the knot in 2017.
When did Gary Oldman and Gisele Schmidt get married?
The pair got married in a private ceremony in 2017. According to The Sun, they were married at the house of Oldman's manager.
Was Gary Oldman married to Isabella Rossellini?
Goldman and Italian actress Isabella Rossellini were engaged from 1994 to 1996 after meeting on the set of the film Immortal Beloved. However, the two never actually tied the knot.
Why did Gary Oldman leave Lesley Manville?
Gary Oldman was married to British actress Lesley Manville for two years and they have one son, Alfie, together. The couple broke up in 1989 and officially divorced in 1990 after Oldman started having an affair with his State of Grace co-star Uma Thurman. Oldman also married Thurman after his break-up with Manville, but the duo split after only two years of marriage.
"We met when I was 18," Thurman told Vanity Fair in 1996. "He was 12 years older. It was a crazy love affair that ended as it needed to. He was my first love. I had no prior experience."
Who else has Gary Oldman married?
After Manville and Thurman, Oldman dated and was engaged to Rossellini. After their breakup, he began a relationship with American model Donya Fiorentino. They got married in 1997 and had two sons together, Gulliver and Charlie. Fiorentino filed for divorce in 2001, claiming that Oldman had been abusive in their marriage. The actor was investigated then cleared of the charges and given sole physical custody of their two sons.
On New Year's Eve 2008, Oldman married singer Alexandra Edenborough in Santa Barbara. The two were married for seven years before Edenborough filed for divorce in 2015, citing "irreconcilable differences."
Oldman has been married to Schmidt since 2017.
Does Gary Oldman have any grandchildren?
Gary Oldman has two grandchildren, Ozzy (6) and Matilda (10), from his eldest son Alfie.
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