Betsy Arakawa is a famous classical pianist who is the wife of former actor and novelist Eugene Allen Hackman. Arakawa is also a successful businesswoman. She has appeared with her husband on many events and award functions. She is now fifty-eight years old. She got married to Hackman in 1991 after he divorced his first wife. She now lives with her husband in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Betsy Arakawa is a talented woman and a devoted wife. She has stuck with her husband and they both are supporting each other in life.
Know all the details about this talented classical pianist and successful businesswoman here.
Background information
The birth date of Betsy Arakawa is 1st December 1961 and her birthplace is Hawaii, United States. Her origin is a mixture of ethnicities. We do not know about her early life but she got educated at a very good school and practised the piano from her childhood years. Her husband Hackman is now ninety-one years old and he is from San Bernardino, California. At the age of sixteen, he enlisted at the United States Marine Corps. Then after returning from his military career he started to work as an actor in 1956.
When did Arakawa marry Hackman?
Betsy Arakawa is the second wife of Hackman. He was formerly married to Faye Maltese. He has three children with her named Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Jean, and Leslie Anne Hackman. On 1986 after three decades of married life, he decided to divorce Maltese. In 1991 he got married to Arakawa. According to some sources Hackman divorced from his spouse because of his relationship with Arakawa. Now the couple is in a solid relationship and has seen all the ups and downs. They do not have any kids. Hackman’s children and his ex-wife maintain a cordial relationship with Arakawa.
What is the profession of Arakawa?
Arakawa worked as a financial specialist. She is a classical pianist too. Moreover, she is also the co-owner of the home-fitting store called Pandora’s Inc. But she came into the spotlight only after marrying Hackman.
Hackman is a popular actor and author. Some of the best films of his acting career are Bite the Bullet, Behind Enemy Lines, The Birdcage, Absolute Power, Crimson Tide and more. For his acting talents, he has won 2 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, 1 SAG Award, and 2 BAFTA Awards. After retiring from his acting career he became a novelist. He wrote three historical fiction books such as Wake of the Perdido Star, Justice for None, and Escape from Andersonville.
An incident in 2012
On 2012 Arakawa got offended by a vagrant while she was walking with her husband in Santa Fe. The man started to call her in hostile names. Therefore Hackman slapped the man very hard to bring him to his senses. He was eighty during that time however it did not stop him from teaching the man a lesson. This is how Arakawa got rescued by her husband from the offender.
What is the net worth of Betsy Arakawa?
As Arakawa is a businesswoman and a pianist she is making money from her career. Her net worth estimate is $2 million. She and her husband have a house in New Mexico. Her husband’s net worth is a whopping $80 million. Their current residence is a twelve-acre property with a lot of comfortable amenities. As she has a great talent to design the interiors she redecorated her home.