- Born
- Birth nameChristie Ann Hefner.
- Christie Ann Hefner was born on November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. She lived for a short time in Chicago until her father Hugh Hefner (creator of the world-famous Playboy empire) and her mother Mildred Williams separated. Later, when her mother remarried, Christie and her brother David moved to Wilmette, Illinois. There she grew up in the suburbs and graduated from New Trier High School. She was an English major at Brandeis University. In her junior year she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and went on to graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature in 1974. In 1978 she became a President's Councilor of her alma mater. After college, Christie wanted to pursue journalism or law, but started working at Playboy as an intermediate step. After being with the company for 5 years and moving up to the position of Vice President. In 1988, she became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Playboy Enterprises Inc., taking over from her famous father, and created the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award in honor of him. Later, in 1995, she married former Illinois state senator William A. Marovitz, real estate developer and attorney.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Playboy Hefner
- She serves on the board of the D.C. based Center for American Progress Action, the leading progressive public policy think tank.
She worked pro-bono for two years for the "Columbia Journalism Review", which is the most respected voice on press criticism, and it shapes the ideas that make media leaders and journalists smarter about their work.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christie Hefner
- SpouseWilliam A. Marovitz(1995 - 2013)
- Parents
- RelativesCooper Hefner(Half Sibling)Marston Hefner(Half Sibling)David Paul Hefner(Sibling)Keith Hefner(Aunt or Uncle)Glenn Hefner(Grandparent)Grace Hefner(Grandparent)
- Daughter of Hugh Hefner and Mildred Williams.
- Older sister of David Paul Hefner.
- Older half-sister of Marston Hefner and Cooper Hefner.
- Ex-stepdaughter of Kimberley Conrad.
- Niece of Keith Hefner.
- I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
- I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
- I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
- I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
- No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
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