Born Rachel Meghan Markle on the 4th August 1981 in Los Angeles, California USA, Meghan is an actress, until recently best known to the world as Rachel Zane in the highly popular TV drama “Suits” (2011-2017), and as Kirsten in the film “Anti-Social” (2015), among other differing appearances. However, during 2017 she has been seen frequently with British Prince Harry.
Have you ever wondered how rich Meghan Markle is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Markle’s net worth is as high as $7 million, an amount earned through her successful career in the world of entertainment, active since the early 2000s.
Meghan Markle Net Worth $7 Million
Meghan is the daughter of an African-American mother, Doria Ragland, who works as a psychology therapist and is also a yoga instructor, while her father is Thomas W. Markle, who is a movie lighting director and has won an Emmy Award in his career. She is of Dutch and Irish ancestry from her father’s side.
She went to private schools throughout her education; when she was five she was enrolled at Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse and after that at Immaculate Heart High School, a Catholic school for girls located in Los Angeles. After matriculating, Meghan enrolled at Northwestern University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and international studies.
Before her first acting role, Meghan attended a calligraphy course and had several calligraphy contracts to support herself, but then recorded her first acting role, as Jill in the soap opera “General Hospital” in 2002. She continued with one-time appearances in several TV series, then in 2005 made her film debut in the romantic comedy “A Lot Like Love”, starring Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet and Taryn Manning. In 2010 she made her breakthrough with the role of Megan in the romantic drama “Remember Me”, with Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin and Caitlyn Rund in the lead roles, and the following year was chosen for the role of Rachel Zane in the TV drama series “Suits” (2011-2017), and so far has appeared in 102 episodes of the highly acclaimed series, which has considerably increased her wealth. Thanks to her exposure in the series, Meghan received wider attention from producers and directors, which resulted in new notable roles, portraying Jamie in the crime-comedy “Horrible Bosses” with Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and Jason Bateman, then starred in the romantic comedy “When Sparks Fly” in 2014, while in 2016 she was the lead star of the romantic comedy “Dater’s Handbook”, next to Kristoffer Polaha and Jonathan Scarfe, all of which added to her wealth.
Meghan has had other interests besides acting; from 2014 to 2017 she was the editor in chief of the lifestyle blog The Tig, and collaborated with Canadian clothing company Reitmans, to design and release a women’s fashion work-wear line priced lower than usual for such pieces.
Regarding her personal life, since 2016 Meghan has been in a relationship with Prince Harry Windsor, the son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Previously, she was married to actor Trevor Engelson from 2011 until 2013.
Meghan is well-known for her philanthropic activities; in 2016 she joined World Vision Canada as its Global Ambassador, and traveled to Rwanda in support of the Clean Water Campaign. Meghan is also an advocate of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and has served as a Counsellor for the charity One Young World.
