Julie Ansara is the ex-spouse of late American actor and fitness instructor, Matthew Ansara. As per IMDB, Julie is known for Unveiled (1994).
She was born on the 26th of March, 1968, in Los Angeles County, California. She is currently 57 years old.
They were married for just two years
Julie and Matthew’s marriage was short-lived. They got married on the 24th of July, 1993, and got divorced two years later in 1995. The reason behind their divorce is still a mystery.
Did she share any kids with Matthew?
Her marriage to Matthew did not last long, so they did not share any kids. There is not much information about Julie as she lives an extremely private life.
Ex-daughter-in-law of actors Barbara Eden and Michael Ansara
Julie is the ex-daughter-in-law of two iconic actors, Barbara Eden and Michael Ansara. Matthew was the only child of Eden with Michael, who was her first husband.
They first met in 1958 while he was filming his hit TV show ”Broken Arrow. They got married the following year. Eden became a household name in the mid-60s, starring in the iconic sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie”.
Eden, while recalling her iconic role with PEOPLE, revealed she got pregnant with Matthew at the same time she landed the part.
When she discovered her pregnancy, she thought she would lose her part, but she was happy about her pregnancy because they were trying for a child for many years, and finally, after seven years, they were going to be parents.
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The good news was that she landed the part despite her pregnancy and did the first 13 shows while being pregnant. She said she was like a walking tent because they hid her pregnancy.
Matthew was born in August 1965, only three weeks before the “I Dream of Jeannie” premiere.
“It’s a miracle, having a baby, and having this little creation. I get goosebumps when I think about it. It’s the loveliest thing that happened in my life”, she told People.
Eden and Michael later got divorced in 1974. “At the time, he was the love of my life. And we had a very good marriage”, Eden told ABC’s George Pennacchio.
According to her, after four years of Matthew’s birth, they decided to have another baby. And she was pregnant, but went on the road with all those things.
She was on the road for a couple of months, but after she returned and went to see the doctor, she was devastated to learn that her child was gone. She carried the child, knowing it wasn’t going to survive.
She mustered the courage to go back to work. She went to the MGM Grand to sing. But she just wanted to get home.
And once she was at home, she didn’t want to leave. She was depressed, sad, and angry at the same time, which later took a toll on their marriage.
The tragic death of her ex-husband, Matthew
Her ex-husband, Matthew Ansara, was just 35 when he died of a heroin overdose in 2001.
He was found unresponsive, slumped over the steering wheel of a parked car by an attendant at a Chevron Gas station in Monrovia. It was reported that there was no trauma to his body.
Matthew died in late June. He was engaged to be married to Leanna Green. They had been planning their marriage on the 1st of September that year.
Eden reflected on her son’s death
After many years going through a silent trauma of losing her only son, Eden opened up to People, where she explained how her son had been struggling with serious drug problems, something her son had been secretly struggling with most of his years.
She said they didn’t recognize the behavior, the sleeping, and the anger that would come up all of a sudden in her charming, darling boy. They were unaware of it until it was too late.
“When Matthew was clean and sober, he was such a beautiful human being, inside and out. Drugs are inexplicable, it’s so frustrating”, she told People.
Matthew was in and out of rehabilitation for the next fourteen years after Eden and Michael discovered his addiction.
“He would have had a chance if we had recognized when he was 13 or 14, but we recognized it too late”, she said.
“I don’t think there is anything worse than to lose your child especially even if he’s 35 years old, he’s still your baby”, she added.
