Victoria Holdsworth

Victoria Jane Getty, Lady Getty (née Holdsworth, formerly Brooke; born 1944) is an English philanthropist and former model. Since 2003 she has been a trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Victoria Holdsworth Lady Getty
Born	Victoria Jane Holdsworth 1944 (age 80–81) Suffolk, England
Occupation(s)	Philanthropist, model
Spouse(s)	James Bertram Lionel Brooke ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1969)​ Sir Paul Getty ​ ​ (m. 1994; died 2003)​
Father	Gerald Holdsworth

Biography

Victoria Holdsworth is the daughter of Gerald Holdsworth, a Suffolk landowner.^[1][2][3] She worked as a model.^[4] She appeared in a campaign for Nivea and in advertisements for Gibbs toothpaste.^[2][5]

She married James Bertram Lionel Brooke, the son of Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke, in 1964.^[6][1] She and Brooke were divorced in 1969. She married John Paul Getty Jr. as her second husband in 1994.^[7][8] Her husband had been awarded an honorary knighthood in 1987, but was not able to use the title substantively until he became a British subject in 1997. After her husband was granted British citizenship, Holdsworth was styled as Lady Getty. She played a major role in reintroducing her husband to public life and helping him overcome his drug addiction.^[9][10][11] After her husband's death in 2003, Holdsworth took over as trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.^[5]

Holdsworth lives at Wormsley Park, a country house in Buckinghamshire that was owned by her husband. In 2015 she purchased Lavenham Brook Farm in Suffolk.^[5]

In popular culture

Holdsworth is portrayed by the English actress Hannah New in the 2018 television series Trust on FX.