Elizabeth Hanks is an American successful writer, editor, and actress. She is recognized as the daughter of the Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and his first late wife Samantha Lewes. Currently, she is working on her own novel and also writes articles on her own blog post.

Elizabeth Hanks was born on May 17th, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S.A. The birth name is Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Her father Tom Hanks is a famous and talented actor and her mother Samantha Lewes is also an actress.

She attended The Archer School for Girls and graduated in 2001 from there. It is one of the expensive private college preparatory girl’s schools in the city of Los Angeles, California. After that, Hanks move to the city of New Tork and enrolled at Vassar College.

In 2004, She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature. Similarly, a year between 2003-2004 in Scotland and studied literature at the University of St. Andrews. She is fluent proficient in English and Spanish as well.

Elizabeth Hanks’s Family

Talking about her family, She is the daughter of  Tom Hanks is a famous and talented actor as one of the best actors of all time. Similarly, her mother was also an actress. Hank’s elder brother’s name is Colin Lewes Hanks who is also a famous actor as well as a filmmaker.

Caption: Elizabeth Hanks with her family Photo: Heightline

Unfortunately, her parents divorced when she was only five years old. After the divorce, her father married actress Rita Wilson. Furthermore, She has two step-brothers named Chester and Truman. In 2002, Elizabeth’s mother Samantha Lewes died. After that, Rita Wilson adopted her.

Career

Elizabeth is an actress rarely seen on the big screen. She began her career in acting in her childhood days.  Elizabeth features in her father’s film, Forrest Gump. Later, she appeared in another movie named “That Thing You Do!” in the year 1996. Later on, Hanks did not return to films or acting.  She also performed in Anchorage in 2015.

Some years ago, she worked as an editor in a famous magazine because of her writing and editorial skills. She worked for newspapers, magazines, and blogs like The New York Times, Vanity Fair Magazine, The Huffington Post (now called HuffPost), and The Guardian.

What is Elizabeth Hanks Net Worth?

Elizabeth Hanks has accumulated a huge amount of net worth from her professional career. She has also noted as one of the richest actresses. But sadly, Elizabeth has not revealed the exact amount of her estimated net worth. However, according to some sources, her estimated net worth is to be around $1 million.

Talking about her father’s wealth, Tom Hanks has accumulated a net worth of around $350 million as of 2019. Similarly her stepmother Rita Wilson’s estimated net worth is to be around $20 million. We can say that she is living a luxurious lifestyle with her family.

Is Elizabeth Hanks Married?

Elizabeth Hanks is a married woman. She is living a happy married life with a husband. However, the name of her husband is unknown to all of the prying eyes as none of them has disclosed to date. To date, the couple has not disclosed having any child. Elizabeth does not like to share her private life.