Meet Mary Louise Piccard, Steve Bannon’s Ex-Wife

Mary Louise Piccard is the ex-wife of Steve Bannon, an American media executive and political strategist famous for having served in the Trump Administration. Piccard is also a former investment banker turned actress, and she was married to Bannon for three years before they got divorced.  

Mary Piccard’s ex-husband, Steve, whose full name is Stephen Kevin Bannon, is renowned for his many achievements both in the entertainment industry and in the US political circle. What’s more, Steve Bannon is also known for his two marriages, one of which was with Mary Piccard. Here is everything you should know about his ex-wife.

How Old is Mary Louise Piccard?

Mary Louise was born in California, United States of America, but her actual date of birth is unknown; hence her age is also unknown. The reason is that Mary does not openly speak about her personal life. However, multiple reports have estimated her age to be around the middle 60s as of 2022.

Mary is a private person and rarely talks about her birth family in the public. Thus, it is hard to find information about her parents’ identity. Moreover, Mary has not said anything regarding her childhood and upbringing. As such, nothing is known about her educational background or the schools she attended. It is unclear if she is a college or university graduate.

Personal Events Timeline

Year	Event
Unknown	Mary Louise Piccard married Steve Bannon. The exact date of their marriage is not widely publicized.
1996	Piccard and Bannon’s twin daughters were born.
1997	Piccard filed for divorce from Steve Bannon. The divorce was surrounded by controversy, including allegations against Bannon of domestic violence and anti-Semitic remarks, which Bannon denied.
Post-Divorce	Details about her personal life following her divorce from Steve Bannon are not widely known to the public.

What Does Mary Do For a Living?

Piccard is a former investment banker, although details about her professional endeavors and success are not public knowledge. Moreover, Mary, in the later part of her life, ventured into the film industry as an actress.

Some of her appearances include her roles in The Spiderwick Chronicles, R.IP.D, Red, and Red 2. She is also known for the 1989 action drama movie, Caged in Paradiso, directed by Mike Snyder.

The fact that Mary Piccard was once married to Steve Bannon and also had children with him is largely responsible for her rise to the limelight. Apart from that, she keeps to herself and does not want to be drawn to celebrities’ lifestyles.

Who is Mary Piccard’s Husband?

Mary Piccard’s ex-husband is Steve Bannon, who served as the CEO of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and senior counselor to the 45th president. He also is the former executive chairman of Breitbart News. Steve was born on 27th November 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.

After graduating from Harvard Business School, Bannon’s career took off in the United States Navy, where he worked for seven years in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Steve, however, found success in entertainment finance in 2012 after creating a series of politically charged documentaries. He has worked several other jobs, including in the banking sector.

His interest soon shifted to political matters, and in August 2016, he was named CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. However, in the following year, after the release of excerpts from a book, Fire and Fury, about the Trump White House, Steve was quoted as disparaging the president’s family and so was forced out of his role as executive chairman of Breitbart.

What Happened Between Mary Louise and Steve Bannon?

Mary Louise Piccard’s marital union with the media boss Steve Bannon lasted only three years before they decided to call it off and go their separate ways. Although they are no longer together, neither Mary nor Steve ever spoke of how they met each other. Also, no source has given an account in that regard.

Regardless, we know that the former investment banker and Steve Bannon got married in April 1995, three days before she gave birth to their twin girls. We do not have details of their wedding ceremony, whether it was a lavish or private one.

Although they appeared to be getting along well, the marriage, all of a sudden, hit the rocks and the once love birds took the path of divorce, finalizing it in 1998. Mary Louise Piccard and Steve Bannon together have two children, twin girls, Grace Piccard and Emily Piccard, who was born in April 1995. Both of them are currently 29 years old.

As a matter of fact, Steve Bannon has married three times, divorced three times, and has three daughters. His first marriage was to Cathleen Suzanne Houff, with whom he had a daughter named Maureen. They divorced in 1988. Then in 1995, Mary Piccard came on board, and they stayed married for roughly three years before getting divorced.

After Mary Piccard, Steven, in 2006, went ahead to get hitched to Diane Clohesy, whom he married for only three years. As the story goes, they also divorced.

Mary’s Charge Against His Ex-husband, Steve

Following their divorce, Mary Louise Piccard, who was the one who filed for divorce, charged her ex-husband, Steve Bannon, with domestic violence. According to the court document related to their divorce, Steve was accused of grabbing his ex-wife Mary by the throat and arm during an argument, which resulted in a domestic violence charge against him.

Following the police response to the case, Bannon got a lawyer and during the divorce proceedings, Piccard also accused him of refusing to wed her until he confirmed that the babies she was carrying were “normal.” In addition, Mary alleged that Steve had made antisemitic comments about her own choice of school for their twin girls.

She claimed that he also threatened to “take the girls and leave,” referring to their daughters, who were still infants at that time. However, Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and the case was later dismissed due to witness unavailability. Mary failed to show up in court to provide testimony against her ex-husband.

Where is Steve Bannon’s Ex-Wife Now?

After breaking off with the media executive, Mary Piccard has kept a very low profile. Given that she subscribed to a private lifestyle, nothing much is known about her personal life and subsequent relationships. However, we know that in 2019, she returned to Broadway and starred in The Sound Inside, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

In 2022, she recast the role of Li’I Bit, which she first began off-Broadway in 1997 in How I Learned to Drive on Broadway, a show that earned her another Tony nomination. Moreover, since 2007, Mary Piccard has been contributing articles on diverse topics to Esquire magazine.

In 2015, she published her memoir, Dear Mr. You. These and more are some of the things she currently puts more of her time into.

FAQs

Who is Mary Louise Piccard?

Mary Louise Piccard is the ex-wife of Steve Bannon, the political strategist famous for having served in the Trump Administration. Piccard is also a former investment banker turned actress, and she was married to Bannon for three years before they got divorced.

Does Mary Louise Piccard Have Children?

Mary Louise Piccard has two children. She had twin girls, Grace Piccard and Emily Piccard, with Steve Bannon. They were born in April 1995 and are currently 29 years old.

What are the Reasons For Mary Louise Piccard’s Divorce?

According to the court document related to their divorce, Steve was accused of grabbing  Mary by the throat and arm during an argument, which resulted in a domestic violence charge against him. Piccard also accused him of refusing to wed her until he confirmed that the babies she was carrying were “normal.” In addition, Mary alleged that Steve had made antisemitic comments about her own choice of school for their twin girls.