Table of Biography
Gloria Martel is a popular American personality, cosmetician, esthetician, entrepreneur, and also a doctor. Gloria Martel grabbed the media’s attention after becoming the wife of an American actor and TV personality, John Saxon. Also, John Saxon is popular for his appearances in the movies like “Enter the Dragon” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”.
Early Life and Childhood
Gloria Martel was born in the year 1942 and she hails from Tennessee, United States. As for 2024, Gloria’s age must be 81 years old and her sun sign is Pisces. Likewise, Gloria is an American native and also follows the Christian religion. The American personality was born in a business family where her dad was a businessperson and her mom was a housewife.
Gloria also has siblings with whom she grew up but their details are not out yet. For education, Gloria Martel went to a local Private School which is located in the United States. Later, Gloria went to the United States University where she finished her medical degree in cosmology.
Career and Professional Life
After completing her studies and getting a degree in cosmology, Martel worked as a cosmetician. At first, she was serving in the position of an intern in a multi-specialist skin care hospital where she collected some experience. Then, Gloria Martel began her private work as a cosmetician in the United States. The celebrity wife also manages her effective method system which name is “The Martel Method”. And most of her customers hail from America and Europe.
In addition to this, Gloria Martel manages her website where she suggests various skin care products for her clients. She has also got her cosmetician and esthetician license after working for so long. John’s wife has also served as a model and actress in her older days. She was present in the film “Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen”. Moreover, the popularity Gloria gained was all just because of her celebrity husband.
Her husband’s career
John Saxon was a talented actor who was an American citizen. He has worked on over two hundred projects in sixty years. He began his acting career first with the position of contract actor for Universal Pictures. John was present in several movies like “Rock, Pretty Baby” in the year 1956, and “Portrait in Black” in the year 1961. His presence in those movies helped him to gain some recognition as a teen idol. He won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. At the time of the 1970s and 1980s, John formed himself into a character actor.
It was the time, when he often was playing a law enforcement official in horror movies like “Black Christmas” in the year 1974, “Dario Argento’s Tenebrae” in the year 1982, and also in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” in 1984. The actor was present in various Italian movies from the early 60s. Moreover, in a 2002 interview, he said, “At the time Hollywood was going through a crisis, but England and Italy were making a great many films. Besides, I thought the European films were of a much more mature quality than most of what Hollywood was making at the time”.
John then was present in Italian productions from the 1970s and 1980s to 1994, when he was working on “Jonathan of the Bears”. He then worked with Bruce Lee in the martial arts movie “Enter the Dragon” in the year 1973. Similarly, he got a supporting character in “The Appaloosa” in the year 1966, which also helped him to be a nominee for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He was also present in “Death of a Gunfighter” in the year 1969, “Joe Kidd” in the year 1972, and “Raid on Entebbe” in 1977. In the 1990s, the actor was present with small characters in “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare” in the year 1994 and “From Dusk Till Dawn” in 1996.
Caption: Gloria with her husband at an event (Source: Showbiz Cheat Sheet)
Gloria Martel – Net Worth 2024
As a cosmetician, entrepreneur, esthetician, and also doctor, Gloria Martel earns a good amount of money. Gloria’s net worth must be approximately $2.5 million. On the other hand, her late husband had a net worth of around $1.5 million. John Saxon began gaining a weekly salary of $150 which after some time grew to $225. His primary source of income is from his TV appearances, as an actor, and also from guest appearances. As of now, Gloria Martel is living an independent and luxurious life.
Relationship Status
Gloria Martel was a happily married woman who now is the widow of John Saxon. The couple’s wedding was on August 29, 2008. After Gloria got married to John Saxon, she put Saxon in her name and it became ‘Gloria Martel Saxon’. Moreover, Gloria also has a stepson whose name Antonio Saxon from John’s previous marriage with Mary Ann Saxon. Currently, Gloria is living a peaceful life in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA, and remembers her wonderful life with her late husband.
John Saxon first got married to Mary Ann Saxon in the year 1967. However, they got divorced in the year 1979 due to a misunderstanding after staying in a marital relationship for twelve years. Then, John became the husband of his second wife, Elizabeth Saxon who was an actress sometime after his divorce from his first wife. John’s second marital relationship was also unsuccessful and he had to divorce the actress in the year 1992. After that, John started focusing on his career and eventually got to meet Gloria Martel.
Caption: Gloria with her husband (Source: Getty Images)
Gloria Martel – Body Measurements
Regarding the celebrity wife’s physical appearance, Gloria has a good and healthy body with a good height and average weight. Gloria stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches or else 167 cm or 1.67 m. Likewise, Gloria weighs around 55 kg or 121 lbs. The celebrity wife is a non-vegetarian and loves staying fit. Also, Gloria wears a shoe size of 7 (UK) and he has a pair of beautiful grey eyes with short blonde hair. Being a cosmetician and everyone’s inspiration, Gloria loves to keep herself fit healthy, and young.
Social Media
Talking about John’s wife’s presence on the social media platform, Martel seems to be far from there. Gloria has been maintaining a proper distance from the media and the public when something about her personal life comes forward. So, it is also the reason for Martel’s disappearance from the social media platform. However, there is a Twitter account in her name and images of her own but it is not sure if it is her official account. Like Gloria, her husband has also never been active on social media.