Who Is Meghan Markle?
Who Is Meghan Markle? Get to Know Prince Harry's Fascinating Bride-to-Be
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Her background has both Hollywood and academic roots.
Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother Doria is black, a clinical therapist, and a yoga instructor who graduated from the University of Southern California with a masters degree in social work. Her father, Thomas, is of Dutch and Irish descent, and is a retired Hollywood cinematographer and Emmy-award-winning television lighting director. He worked on the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Married With Children through the '80s and '90s.
