Age, Biography, and Wiki
Elizabeth Smart was born on November 3, 1987, making her 37 years old as of 2025. She was abducted from her home at the age of 14 by Brian David Mitchell and held captive for nine months before being rescued. Her abduction and survival story have been widely covered in media and literature. Smart is married to Matthew Gilmour and has three children.
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| Date of Birth | 3 November 1987 |
| Age | 37 Years |
| Birth Place | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Elizabeth Smart stands at a height of 1.68 meters (approximately 5 feet 6 inches) and weighs around 48 kilograms (approximately 106 pounds).
In 2019, while traveling home to Utah aboard a Delta Air Lines flight, Smart alleged that she was awakened by a male passenger next to her rubbing her inner thigh. She reported the incident and began a self-defense program for women and girls called Smart Defense.
| Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
| Weight | 106 pounds |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Elizabeth Smart is married to Matthew Gilmour, whom she wed in 2012. They have three children together.
Elizabeth Ann Gilmour (née Smart; born November 3, 1987) is an American child safety activist and commentator for ABC News. She gained national attention at age 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held Smart captive for nine months until she was rescued by police officers on a street in Sandy, Utah.
Smart's uncle, Tom Smart, and author Lee Benson wrote a book about the search for Smart, In Plain Sight: The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth Smart Investigation. Her father wrote another book about Smart's kidnapping, called Bringing Elizabeth Home. A television movie, The Elizabeth Smart Story, was made in 2003, based on the book by Smart's father.
In February 2014, Smart testified before the Utah State House of Representatives in favor of HB 286. The bill would create an optional curriculum for use in Utah schools to provide training on child sexual abuse prevention. In early 2015, Faith Counts featured Smart in a video in which she explains how her religion sustained her through her ordeal and helped her heal. As of September 2016, Smart is a correspondent for the true-crime show Crime Watch Daily. Various state politicians have proposed bills that would require all computers to have a pornography filter, branding it the "Elizabeth Smart Law." However, in March 2018, her spokesman denied her relationship to the proposal. Her lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to the politicians in which they were ordered not to use her name.
In 2022, Elizabeth Smart was the executive producer of the Lifetime movie Stolen By Their Father as part of its "Ripped From the Headlines" feature film which talked about Lizbeth Meredith's plans to reclaim her daughters after being kept in Greece by Meredith's ex-husband Greg during their visit to him.
In 2019, Smart's father, Ed, came out as gay and left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leading to the divorce of her parents. Smart stated that she would support both of her parents during this time.
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| Husband | Matthew Gilmour (m. 2012) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Elizabeth Smart's net worth is estimated to be $10 million. Her income primarily comes from speaking engagements, book sales, and her advocacy work focused on child safety.
Career, Business, and Investments
Elizabeth Smart is a prominent child safety activist and commentator. She has worked extensively in advocating for missing persons and has been involved in various projects related to child safety. Smart is also a commentator for ABC News and has been involved in producing films related to true crime stories, such as the Lifetime movie The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story.
Social Network
Elizabeth Smart maintains an active presence on social media platforms, including Instagram, where she has over 252,000 followers. She uses her platform to engage with her audience and share updates about her work and personal life.
Many of them teach that a sexually active girl is akin to a chewed piece of gum. "I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, I'm that chewed up piece of gum, nobody re-chews a piece of gum, you throw it away.' And that's how easy it is to feel like you no longer have worth, you no longer have value," Smart said. "Why would it even be worth screaming out? Why would it even make a difference if you are rescued? Your life still has no value." Smart went on to ask that listeners educate children on having self-worth, avoiding viewing themselves as victims.
In October 2013, My Story, a memoir of Smart's experience co-written with Chris Stewart, was published by St. Martin's Press. The book details both Smart's kidnapping and the formation of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which works to promote awareness about abductions. Smart has played the harp on national television in the United States.
On June 5, 2017, on the 15th anniversary of her abduction, Lifetime aired the made-for-TV film titled I Am Elizabeth Smart, narrated and produced by Smart, which tells the story of her kidnapping from her perspective. The film starred Alana Boden as Elizabeth Smart, Skeet Ulrich as Brian David Mitchell, Deirdre Lovejoy as Wanda Ileen Barzee, George Newbern as Ed Smart, and Anne Openshaw as Lois Smart. In 2018, Smart published Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up with St. Martin's Press.
In 2023, Smart was the executive producer of the Lifetime movie The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story as part of its "Ripped From the Headlines" feature film which detailed the abduction of Kara Robinson at the hands of Richard Evonitz. She was later the executive producer of Abducted By My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story as part of its "Ripped From the Headlines" feature film which detailed the kidnapping of Elizabeth Thomas.
In 2024, Smart was the executive producer of the Lifetime movie The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story as part of its "Ripped From the Headlines" feature film which detailed the kidnapping of Tanya Nicole Kach.
Education
Elizabeth Smart attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in harp performance.
This summary provides an overview of Elizabeth Smart's life, career, and financial status, highlighting her achievements as a child safety activist and her personal journey as a survivor.
Smart has since gone on to work as an activist and advocate for missing persons and speaking out against abstinence-only education. Her life and abduction have been the subject of numerous non-fiction books and films.
Her family was part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the second-oldest child in her family; she has four brothers and one sister. Smart attended Bryant Middle School and East High School in Salt Lake City. She later enrolled in Brigham Young University, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in harp performance.
On May 1, 2013, in a speech at a human trafficking conference at Johns Hopkins University, Smart discussed the need to emphasize individual self-worth in fighting human trafficking and the importance of dispelling cultural myths surrounding girls' loss of value upon sexual contact. Having been raped by her captor, she recalled the destructive impact of exposure to abstinence-only sexual education programs such as those stressed in her Mormon faith.
