Jill Goodacre Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Daughters, Family, Net Worth

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Jill Goodacre entrenched her presence in the modeling in the 80s to early 90s as one of the most important early Victoria’s Secret models for the brand. Together with her colleagues, she has established lingerie tycoons as one of the famous fashion brands, making it a household name among women.

With her admirable grace and aura, as well as her likable persona, Jill Goodacre has also made her mark in the entertainment industry as an actress. She is married to Harry Connick Jr. Here are more facts about her.

Jill Goodacre – Biography, Age

Jill Goodacre was born on March 29, 1964, in Lubbock, Texas, USA, to William Goodacre, a real estate broker, and Glenna Maxey Goodacre, a renowned sculptor. She was raised in Boulder, Colorado with her brother, Tim.

Following in the footsteps of her parents, she also took the path of excellence and glory. Armed with her stunning figure and ethereal beauty, she entered the modeling world in the 1980s and quickly blazed a trail. She is one of the first Victoria’s Secret models along with Stephanie Seymour and Frédérique. As such, she featured in all of the early commercials, catalogs and retail store advertisements and was the face of the brand throughout the 80s. She modeled hosiery, swimwear and lingerie for their catalog and remained one of their best models in the 80s to the beginning of the 90s.

With her growing modeling empire, Jill Goodacre was sought after by other magazines and became the face of many including Sports Illustrated, Self, YN, Harper’s Bazaar, Sassy and Cosmopolitan. Goodacre became a household name and the first model to achieve celebrity status by appearing in the Victoria’s Secret catalog.

On the heels of her career in the industry, she tested the deep waters of acting. First, she appeared on David Letterman’s show and went on to have a moderately successful acting career. In 1994, she made her own appearance on the American sitcom. Friends in the One with the Blackout episode with Matthew Perry.

Since then, she has starred in various television series, both in acting roles and roles, including the animated sitcom. Duckman, Simply Mouse Mad, plays for Today, The Nation’s Health, Odd Jobs, Worlds Further, and The Reckless. Apart from acting, she is also recognized as a director. In 1993, Goodacre directed the performance videos for her husband Harry Connick Jr.: The Big Band Concert in New York and appeared in several of his music videos.

Net value

Jill Goodacre has an estimated net worth of $5 million. Although her modeling days are far behind her, Jill has earned and reaped a lot from her acting role as well.

Jill Goodacre Family, daughters

Goodacre’s father was from Bouldermere, Genna is originally from Lubbock but now resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After her parents divorced, her mother married Dallas attorney CL Mike Schmidt in 1995.

At the height of her modeling career, JillGoodacre was at a party in 1990 where she met Harry Connick Jr., the man who would become her husband four years later. Harry was then popular as a New Orleans big band crooner who repopularized Gershwin on the soundtrack of When Harry Met Sally. Her song Jill on her Blue Light, Red Light album is about her.

Connick Jr. is an award-winning musician, composer, actor and television host. He has sold over 28 million records and appeared in films such as Floats of Hope with Sandra Bullock. He was a member of the American Idol judging team along with Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban and has his own talk show known as Harry

The duo tied the knot in a Catholic ceremony at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on April 16, 1994. They have three beautiful daughters: Georgia Tatum, born in 1996, Sarah Kate, born in 1997, and Charlotte , born in 2002. The family lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, as well as New Orleans, Louisana.

Size weight

In October 2012, Goodacre was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent two surgeries, including a lumpectomy. She took tamoxifen, an estrogen modulator, for five years after things got messy.

The pills sent her into menopause, including weight gain. For someone who was known to have a perfect physique, it was indeed too much to handle getting rounder and heavier. Although the condition damaged her self-esteem, as she could do to anyone, she took it gracefully.

She is 1.73m (5ft 8in) tall and her weight is currently set at 58kg (128lbs).

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