Summary
- Tom Hanks's daughter, Elizabeth Ann Hanks, is a writer and is more private than her siblings.
- Despite having famous parents, Elizabeth Ann Hanks has avoided being labeled a "nepo baby".
- Tom Hanks has spoken highly of Elizabeth.
Whenever a celebrity's child becomes an actor or a singer, it's not a huge surprise. After all, it must be inspiring to grow up in a household that makes art a priority. For Tom Hanks's kids, watching their father move through Hollywood and take on all of his different acting roles must have been a lot of fun. Of course, his children Chet Hanks, Elizabeth Ann Hanks, Truman Hanks, and Colin Hanks have also had some great opportunities since Tom Hanks has a $400 net worth.
Tom Hanks's daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks isn't as well-known as his other kids, but she is just as compelling. She has also avoided the common criticism that many famous actors' kids do. Chet Hanks says that he isn't a nepo baby, and Elizabeth Ann Hanks could never be considered one, either.
What Is Tom Hanks' Daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks's Job?
Tom Hanks was married to his first wife Samantha Lewes from 1978 to 1987 and they share two children: Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks. He married Rita Wilson in 1988 and they are parents to sons Truman Hanks and Chet Hanks.
Tom Hanks' daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks is much more private than the others, and she is a writer. According to her Instagram bio, she says that she has a "book to come from S&S." Since uses the name E.A. Hanks, it's possible that some people who read her work might not know who her parents are at first.
Elizabeth seems to spend her time writing for a variety of publications and also writing a book. She used to work for The Huffington Post as an associate news editor, and she also wrote for the website about topics ranging from politics to the winter holidays. In 2011, she wrote a piece about the infamous David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest. In 2008, she wrote an interesting piece called "Am I Green, Or Just A Grinch?" about her feelings about Christmas.
Elizabeth also wrote a lot for The Guardian. According to her bio on the newspaper's website, she was once employed by Vanity Fair as well.
While she doesn't post a lot on Instagram, she does from time to time, and her photos offer some insight into her life. In February 2022, she shared that she loves reading books that are part of the romance genre.
In 2019, Elizabeth shared some photos from her travels through New Orleans, Alabama, and the White Sands National Monument. She also seems to be a fan of baseball.
While Elizabeth Ann Hanks hasn't talked about having such a well-known father, Colin Hanks has shared that it hasn't always been easy.
According to Uproxx, Colin spoke to Dax Shepard for the Armchair Expert podcast and said, “When I was starting off, I was sort of lovingly naive, thinking that [being the son of Tom Hanks] wasn’t as big a deal as it is … that I would get the benefit of the doubt that I was my own person … and that doesn’t happen.”
While Tom Hanks' daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks isn't currently acting, she does have a few movie credits to her name. According to her IMDb page, she had tiny parts in two of Tom Hanks' most popular movies. She acted in the 1996 comedy That Thing You Do! and the 1994 classic Forrest Gump when she was much younger. It must have been fun to be on set with her father.
Is Tom Hanks' Daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks A Nepo Baby?
While some people are quick to call celebrity kids nepo babies, that label doesn't seem to apply to Elizabeth Ann Hanks. While Tom Hanks wrote the novel The Making of Another Motion Picture and the short story collection Uncommon Type, Elizabeth has been pursuing a writing career for a long time.
Elizabeth definitely keeps a lower profile than her father, and she doesn't seem to have ever been interviewed. Her dad has only ever said sweet things about her though, and he sounds like he has a lot of pride in his family.
In 2019, when Tom Hanks talked about his family in an interview with The New York Times, he said that he and his first wife had Elizabeth when they were young. He said, “I start thinking about mistakes I made with my own kids and not explaining things or not being there for them. Or being so preoccupied with other things that are going on in our adult world. My son [Colin Hanks] was born when I was very young. As well as my daughter [Elizabeth Hanks]."
Tom continued to The New York Times, “We have this gestalt understanding because [Colin and Elizabeth] remember when their dad was just a guy trying to, you know, make the rent. My other kids, they were born after I had established a beachhead in every way. And so their lives were just different.”
Elizabeth Ann Hanks and Tom Hanks seem to get along. In 2012, The Daily Mail reported that Elizabeth Ann Hanks and Tom Hanks took a trip to Malta. They walked together for a while and then enjoyed the restaurant Peppino's Restaurant.
Fans love observing Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's marriage, and they have always seemed to shower their kids with love and support. When Tom gave an interview to Oprah for O, The Oprah Magazine in 2001, he said that he loves how much time everyone spends together.
He said, "Honestly, I married into a classic old-world family structure in which people like to spend time with each other and construct their lives so they can. That hadn't been part of my existence up till then. And you know what? In the 13 years Rita and I have been married, I've discovered there's no substitute for that. There's such an advantage to being involved in the day-to-day details of each other's lives. It's a marvelous fabric to exist in."
