Marita Stavrou is a talented well-known American actress. Marita Stavrou is popular for her role in the movies like Dinner Rush in 2000, Strictly Business in 1991, and Family Matters in 1989. Not only in movies but she has presented in various television series.
Early Life
The talented actress, Marita Stavrou’s date of birth is 2nd November 1965, and her birthplace is the USA. She will be turning 55 years as of 2020. Similarly, she is an American by nationality and is of mixed ethnicity. She was born under the sun sign, Scorpio. Unfortunately, there is no information about her early life and family background and the same goes for her educational background.
Career and Professional Life
At first, Stavrou made her primary appearance with the 1989 sitcom Family Matters. At the same time, the TV show revolves around the lives of the Winslow family, who have to put up with the troublesome antics of their next neighbor. In fact, the TV show was such a hit during its time, that even with a minor role, Marita managed to make an impact. Subsequently, the actress did an act in the 1991 movie Strictly Business, a stimulating take on black lives.
Apart from these, Stavrou also gained mild prominence with the 2000 movie ‘Dinner Rush’, which tells a story of a man endeavoring to change the status of his restaurant. Besides, there are not any credits for her in the other movies or TV shows whatsoever. The actress is also popular for her performance in ‘Strictly Business’ in 1991 and ‘Family Matters’ in 1989. Some celebrities don’t get famous even after being in Hollywood. There are many names to say who is famous not for their profession but their marriage, as she.
More about her career
She gained massive attention after her marital relationship. Her ex-husband, Reggie Miller is a prominent retired NBA player. He was the 11th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA draft of 1987. Moreover, he played John Long with the second shooter and wore the #31 jersey. Not to mention, he was the scoring threat to the Pacers and his record is 57 points in 1992 during a game against Charlotte Hornets.
Similarly, he’s the second player behind Michael Jordan, who holds a record of 64 points in one game. His last game was on May 19, 2005, against the Detroit Piston within the Eastern Conference Semifinals. After his retirement, he joined TNT as an NBA analyst and commenced hosting NBA shows including NBA coverage, and also answered Reggie’s mailbag.
Caption: Marita Stavrou at an event (Source: Pinterest)
Net Worth
Marita makes quite a good amount of money from her profession as an actress. She has cooperated in various movies and television series which has also helped her to earn some wealth. She has a net worth of around $500 thousand. When she was in her 28 years of an acting career, Stavrou has managed to earn a massive amount of wealth which must be in a million dollars. There are no details regarding the assets she owns.
Moreover, she also received some amount during the divorce settlement together with her ex-husband, Reggie Miller. On the other hand, her ex-husband, Reggie Miller’s net worth is abouT $90 million. His primary income source is through his successful NBA career. In addition, Miller pocketed $105 K in wages as his monthly salary.
Relationship Status
In the 55 years old actress, Marita Stavrou was once a married woman. She married an American retired professional basketball player, Reggie Miller after dating him for several years. She began to work as an actress when after she was introduced to Reggie by Magic Johnson. The couple immediately fell for each other. The two married in 1992. Following their marriage, the couple has two adorable kids a son and a daughter. However, further details regarding her children is still a mystery. Right from the day of their marriage, the matter between the couple began to uncover.
In an interview in 1994, Miller mentioned that she got bored on the pairs’ first night together. Not just that, Stavrou moved far away from Reggie so as to pursue her movie career. Because of all of this, the NBA legend felt neglected, and together with her not being around, the split seems inevitable. She asked Miller to build a $3 million mansion in Indianapolis which was caught by fire before the couple even started to live there. After the investigation, it had been revealed that the fire was intentional and the police suspect that Stavrou might’ve something to do with it.
Caption: Marita Stavrou with her ex-husband (Source: Pinterest)
Scandal
Unfortunately, they separated their ways after 8 years of a happy marriage in 2001. Miller reported for divorce in August 2000 and in 2001, the divorce was finalized. She got a good amount of money as the divorce settlement. Further, it’s said, he paid $5 million in spousal support with equal custody of their children. As per Stavrou, Reggie is not revealing his assets so that he doesn’t have to pay a huge sum of money. She signed a prenup before the wedding and consistent with which, she is about to receive 5 percent of his assets. The couple is in the limelight because of their massive settlement issues. She lawyer is pressing for extra money as per the NYPost.com.
Furthermore, Reggie wrote and gave huge checks of around $33,000 to his friend in 1999 to lower his living expenses. For now, he has a net worth of approximately $90 million and also owns an estate in Indianapolis. After that, Reggie dated American actresses including Natane Boudreau and Jaimyse Haft. He has another daughter with his current girlfriend but he has kept their names secret. After her divorce from the NBA player, he has not kept a link with anyone. Following her divorce, she began to show her presence less in TV and films. As of now, she sometimes going with her friends on vacation.
Body Measurement and Social Media
The talented actress, Marita Stavrou has a slim body type. She has a pair of brown eyes and black hair. Likewise, Stavrou stands tall at a height of 5 feet 9 inches and has a weight of 62 kg. Moreover, the information about her exact body weight and body measurements are still unknown to the public. Despite being in her early 50’s, she still looks charming.
Coming to social media, she likes to keep her personal things secret. She does not like to get any public attention. So, she is not active on any of social media. She neither has an Instagram account nor a Twitter account and also not a Facebook page. However, her Twitter account exists, but she does not use it anymore.
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