Hollywood has always been a world of glamour, but some actresses took their fairy tale to a whole new level by marrying into some of the biggest fortunes on the planet. From tech moguls to luxury brand empires, these women found love with partners whose bank accounts matched their star power.
Their stories are fascinating, surprising, and sometimes even a little dramatic. Get ready to meet the actresses who truly hit the jackpot in love and life.
1. Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault
Behind every great actress, there might just be a billionaire fashion empire. Salma Hayek, the fiery Mexican-American star known for films like Frida, married French business mogul Francois-Henri Pinault in 2009.
Pinault runs Kering, the luxury conglomerate behind Gucci and Balenciaga.
His family fortune sits at an eye-popping $40.6 billion. Together, they are one of Hollywood’s most glamorous power couples, blending art, culture, and serious business clout into one remarkable partnership.
2. Jami Gertz and Tony Ressler
Most people remember Jami Gertz from the cult classic The Lost Boys or the blockbuster Twister, but her real-life story is just as gripping. In 1989, she married Tony Ressler, the co-founder of Ares Management, one of the biggest investment firms in the world.
Ressler also co-owns the Atlanta Hawks NBA team. With a net worth of around $7.69 billion, the couple has quietly built one of Hollywood’s most financially powerful households without constant tabloid drama.
3. Ellen Barkin and Ronald Perelman
Few Hollywood marriages carried as much financial weight as Ellen Barkin’s union with billionaire banker Ronald Perelman. The couple wed in 2000, and Perelman, longtime owner of the iconic cosmetics brand Revlon, was one of New York’s most powerful financiers.
Their marriage ended in divorce in 2006, reportedly resulting in a significant settlement for Barkin. It was a short chapter, but one that put her squarely in the world of ultra-high-net-worth society and business elite circles.
4. Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel
Snapchat did not just change how teenagers communicate. It also helped create one of the youngest billionaires in history.
Miranda Kerr, the Australian supermodel who made TV appearances on shows like How I Met Your Mother, married Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel in 2017.
Spiegel became a billionaire at just 25 years old, with his net worth hovering around $2.7 billion. Together, they are raising a family while balancing fame, tech innovation, and the spotlight with surprising grace.
5. Talulah Riley and Elon Musk
Marrying a billionaire once is rare. Marrying the same one twice?
That is a story no screenwriter could make up. British actress Talulah Riley, known for her roles in films like St Trinian’s, married Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in 2010, divorced in 2012, then remarried him in 2013 before divorcing again in 2016.
Musk is now recognized as one of the wealthiest people alive. Their on-again, off-again romance remains one of the most talked-about relationships in celebrity history.
6. Jane Fonda and Ted Turner
When two legends collide, the world takes notice. Jane Fonda, one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed screen icons and two-time Oscar winner, married media mogul Ted Turner in 1991.
Turner founded CNN and was one of the largest private landowners in the entire United States.
Their relationship lasted a decade before they divorced in 2001. Fonda later admitted she gave up parts of herself to make the marriage work.
Still, their union remains one of the most historically significant celebrity-billionaire pairings ever recorded.
7. Gayatri Joshi and Vikas Oberoi
Not all billionaire love stories come from Hollywood. Gayatri Joshi captured Indian audiences with her warm performance in the beloved Bollywood film Swades in 2004.
Just a year later, she married Vikas Oberoi, the billionaire chairman and managing director of Oberoi Realty, one of India’s most prestigious real estate companies.
After her marriage, Gayatri stepped away from acting entirely. Her story is a quieter one compared to Western celebrity marriages, but no less remarkable in its own right.
8. Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall
Perhaps no celebrity marriage sparked more debate than Anna Nicole Smith’s union with oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall in 1994.
Smith, a Playboy model and actress, was 26 when she wed the 89-year-old Texas billionaire. Marshall passed away just 14 months after their wedding.
What followed was a lengthy and highly publicized legal battle over his estate that reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Their story became one of the most sensational legal sagas in American pop culture history.