ABOUT LIESEL PRITZKER SIMMONS
Child actress and heiress who starred as Sara Crewe in the Academy Award-winning fantasy film A Little Princess, directed by Alfonso Cuaron .
She adopted the stage name Liesel Matthews both in honor of her brother Matthew and to avoid conflict with her divorced parents.
She was a prominent philanthropist and founded the Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, a non-profit network that raised microfinance loans.
She was born into the wealthy Pritzker family. Her uncle Jay amassed a billion-dollar fortune by starting the Hyatt Hotel chain. She married Ian Simmons.
She played Harrison Ford 's daughter in the action thriller film Air Force One.
