Maureen Orth

Maureen Orth
Orth in 2018
Born
Maureen Orth

1943 (age 82–83)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • writer
Spouse
(m. 1983; died 2008)
ChildrenLuke Russert
Websitemaureenorth.com

Maureen Orth (born 1943) is an American journalist and writer. She has been a special correspondent for Vanity Fair since 1993. Her reporting on high-profile criminal cases was the basis for documentaries and television series about Woody Allen, Michael Jackson, and Gianni Versace.

Orth is the founder of the Marina Orth Foundation, which has established a model education program in Colombia emphasizing technology, English, and leadership. She is the widow of television journalist Tim Russert.