Olivia Trinidad Arias was born on the 18th May 1948, in Mexico City, Mexico, and is a producer and an author, and also as Olivia Harrison, is the widow of the late, third member of “The Beatles” – George Harrison. Apart from this, she is best known for producing the 2002 memorial “Concert For George” in London’s famous Royal Albert Hall, and 2003 an eponymous motion picture release as well as a co-producer of the 2011 Martin Scorsese documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World”.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this famous widow has accumulated so far? How rich Olivia Harrison is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Olivia Harrison’s net worth, as of early 2017, is $275 million, primarily acquired as a legacy of her husband George Harrison’s, music career.
Olivia Harrison Net Worth $275 million
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Olivia was the second of five children of Mary Louise Negrete, a seamstress and Esiquiel L. Arias, a dry cleaner. After her parents immigrated to the US, she enrolled at Hawthorne High School in California, from which she matriculated in 1965. She began working as a secretary using her shorthand and typing skills, before between 1971 and 1973 travelling across Europe, and upon her return to the states, in 1973 she began serving as a secretary for the Los Angeles, California-based A&M Records. This engagement provided the basis for her, now quite impressive, overall net worth.
In 1974, A&M Records acquired an exclusive deal to distribute George Harrison’s fifth studio album – “Dark Horse”, during which Olivia and George became curious about each other; George even sent his friends to the A&M headquarters to check her out. Later, Harrison flew to LA where they finally met. And the rest is history… Olivia joined Harrison on his first solo tour across the states with Ravi Shankar and after the tour Olivia and George moved in together at his Friar Park mansion in Henley-on-Thames in England. In August 1978, the couple had their only child, a son who is now famous as composer Dhani Harrison, while in September they married. Despite George Harrison’s fame and huge net worth, as a family they lived quietly and far from the mass media, often traveling between their homes in Hawaii, California as well as in Australia.
In 1990, Olivia Harrison – with the help of the other Beatles-wives Dhani Harrison, Linda McCartney and Barbara Bach as well as Elton John – founded a charity organization Romanian Angel Appeal, focused on helping the orphaned children of Romania. Under Olivia’s influence, later that year “Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal” charity album was released featuring tracks from, among others, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Guns N’ Roses. Olivia Harrison represents a great example of how someone who has plenty, uses her impressive net worth to help those who have little.
In 1999, Olivia and George survived an attack by a deranged man who invaded their home and stabbed George several times. After hitting him with a table lamp, Olivia and George were transported to the local hospital where they were treated for their injuries.
After George Harrison’s death in 2001, Olivia produced a memorial concert in 2002, simply called “Concert for George” featuring Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney as well as Gary Brooker, Joe Brown and Billy Preston among plenty of others artists. In 2006, Olivia released her first book “Concert for George: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison“. At the press conference in 2009 when Microsoft presented “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game, Olivia appeared on stage promoting the game and celebrating the memory of her husband. In 2011, she co-authored a book “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” which was later adapted into a movie documentary by Martin Scorsese. Doubtlessly, these engagements have left an impact on Olivia Harrison’s total wealth.
Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Documentary
Movies
George Harrison: Living in the Material World, All Together Now
TV Shows
"The Beatles: Rock Band" (video game), "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" (2011)
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On her late husband, George Harrison: "He never gave up hoping that the dreams of the sixties could be realised. In hindsight, I think what was so special about George is that he always believed in the power of goodness."
Met George Harrison in 1974, while working as a secretary at A&M Records (then-distributors for his Dark Horse label) in Los Angeles.
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In December of 1999, George and Olivia were attacked in their home. George was stabbed by the intruder. Olivia managed to knock the intruder out with a lamp.
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Gave birth to George's only child Dhani Harrison on August 1, 1978. George and Olivia married a month later, on September 2 of that year.
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Father is a dry cleaner and Mother is a seamstress.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
Documentary producer
The True History of the Traveling Wilburys
2007
Video documentary short producer
Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends
2005
TV Movie documentary producer
The Concert for Bangladesh: Recollections August 1st 1971
2005
Video short producer
The Concert for Bangladesh: The Making of the Album
2005
Video short producer
The Concert for Bangladesh: The Making of the Film
2005
Video short producer
The Concert for Bangladesh: The Original Artwork
2005
Video short producer
The Concert for Bangladesh: Take a Bow
2005
Video short producer
Concert for George
2003
Video documentary executive producer / producer
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Greatest Hockey Player That Ever Lived
2010
Little Girl with the Flower above Her Ear
Saturday Night Live
1976
TV Series
Maiden / Protester
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
special thanks
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
TV Special special thanks
Twenty Feet from Stardom
2013
Documentary special thanks
Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
TV Movie documentary special thanks
The Music Never Stopped
2011
special thanks
The Beatles: Rock Band
2009
Video Game special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Radio Caroline
Documentary filming
Herself
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
TV Special
Herself (audience)
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
TV Movie documentary
Herself
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2012
TV Special
Herself
Cinema 3
2011
TV Series
Herself
Días de cine
2011
TV Series
Herself
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
Documentary
Herself (wife)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut
2009
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2009
TV Series
Herself
E3 Xbox Media Briefing
2009
TV Movie
Herself
All You Need Is Klaus
2009
Documentary
Herself
Legends
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
All Together Now
2008
Documentary
Herself
Larry King Live
2007-2008
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Beatles Larry King Live
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Later... With Jools Holland
2007
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Imagine
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards
2004
TV Special
Herself
Concert for George
2003
Video documentary
Herself
Blue Suede Shoes
1985
TV Special
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
E! True Hollywood Story
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
2005
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Long Form Music Video
Concert for George (2003)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
IDA Award
International Documentary Association
Best Limited Series
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)