Hugh Jackman Wife: Who is Deborra-Lee Furness?

Deborra-Lee Furness is best known as the wife of Hugh Jackman.

Furness is married to actor Hugh Jackman. They met on the set of the Australian TV show Correlli in 1995.

Their wedding ceremony took place on 11 April 1996 at St. John’s in Toorak, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne.

After going through two miscarriages, she adopted two children with Jackman: a son born in 2000 and a daughter born in 2005.

Deborra-Lee Furness AO is an Australian actress and producer.

She was born on November 30, 1955 (age 66 years), Annandale, Australia.

Furness was born in Annandale, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, and raised in Melbourne, Victoria.

She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City,  she graduated in 1982.

Furness performed on the stage in New York and played Kathleen, the Australian wife of Cole Gioberti (Billy Moses) on the television series Falcon Crest before returning to Australia to continue her acting career.

A portrait of Furness and Jackman by Paul Newton was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize.