Deborra Lee Furness is known as an Australian actress who attained stardom in 1988 after she starred in the movie Shame. The actress has earned quite a successful career for herself and has since won multiple awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia and the Seattle International Film Festival. 

In this article, we will take a look into the actress’ net worth, financial securities, and her life and career in general.

Who is Deborra Lee Furness?

Actress, Deborra Lee Furness was born in Annandale, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, and was raised in Melbourn, Victoria. Just like every other young girl in Australia, Deborra Lee Furness was given an education which later served as her foundation to shoot her up and have a successful career as an actress. 

At the age of 18 years, Deborra attended secretarial school to learn typing and shorthand as her mother told her to have a backup career since she had already expressed her interest in acting hence in case acting didn’t favor her she would have something to fall on. 

Deborra Lee Furness worked as the assistant to John Sorell, the news director at Channel 9. She then proceeded to work in various departments in the media and later enrolled to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York in the United States of America. 

As stated above, Deborra Lee Furness attained stardom in 1988 and then followed to featured in various movies like The Flying Doctors, Angel Baby, Correlli, and several others. 

Deborra Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman’s marriage and divorce 

Deborra Lee Furness met her husband who is also an actor, Hugh Jackman on the set where they both starred in an Australian TV show titled Correlli in 1995. They had a relationship and eventually got married, their wedding took place on 11th April 1996 at St. John’s Toorak, Victoria. 

The couple faced several marital problems like having two pregnancy miscarriages which led to them adopting two children, Unfortunately, in September 2023, the couple announced that they had gone their separate ways. 

What is Deborra Lee Furness’ net worth?

Deborra Lee Furness is one of the richest actresses from Australia who have made a name for themselves on the international stage of movie-making and entertainment. 

Since her career started, the actress has accumulated wealth, and at the time of this publication, she has over $50 million to her name. Her now ex-husband, Hugh Jackman is also said to have about $190 million as his accumulated net worth. 

It is obvious that following their divorce, Deborra Lee Furness might receive some alimony since the couple stayed together for decades.  

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