Notable Alumni of Manhattanville College

Jean Kennedy Smith 1928–2020

US Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998

Attended until 1949

Spouse: Stephen Edward Smith (Georgetown University)

Father: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (Harvard University)

Sila María Calderón 1942–

First female governor of Puerto Rico

Also attended: Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Child: Sila María González Calderón (University of Pennsylvania)

Jamaal Bowman 1976–

Former U.S. Representative for New York's 16th district

Doctor of Education · Educational leadership

Also attended: University of New Haven, Mercy University

Barbara Farrell Vucanovich 1921–2013

First woman from Nevada elected to U.S. House

Attended until 1939

Also attended: Pace University-New York

Father: Thomas Farrell (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Child: Patricia Dillon Cafferata (Southwestern Law School, Lewis & Clark College)

Josie Natori 1947–

Fashion designer and founder of The Natori Company

Mary T. Clark 1913–2014

Catholic nun and philosopher

Also attended: Fordham University

Jane Schaberg 1938–2012

Biblical scholar and professor at Detroit Mercy

Also attended: University of Detroit Mercy, Columbia University in the City of New York, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Elena Marchisotto 1945–

Mathematician and professor emeritus at CSUN

Also attended: California State University-Northridge, New York University

Maria Shriver 1955–

Writer, journalist and former First Lady of California

Also attended: Georgetown University

Spouse: Arnold Schwarzenegger (University of California-Los Angeles, Santa Monica College)

Father: Sargent Shriver (Yale University)

James Badge Dale 1978–

Actor in 24, The Pacific and Iron Man 3

Spouse: Emily Wickersham (Muhlenberg College)

Mother: Anita Morris (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Rosemary Murphy 1925–2014

Stage, film and television actress, Emmy winner

Father: Robert Daniel Murphy (George Washington University, Marquette University)

Rosario Ferré 1938–2016

Puerto Rican writer, poet and essayist

Also attended: Wellesley College

Father: Luis A. Ferré (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The New England Conservatory of Music)

Karen Akers 1945–

Actress and singer

Patricia Nell Warren 1936–2019

Novelist, author of The Front Runner

Also attended: Stephens College

Tina Sloan 1943–

Actress known for Lillian Raines in Guiding Light

Brittany Underwood 1988–

Actress and singer, known for One Life to Live

Hildreth Meiere 1892–1961

Art Deco muralist and mosaic artist

Meg Bussert 1949–

Actress, singer and university professor

Also attended: SUNY at Purchase College

Christine Choy 1952–2025

Chinese American filmmaker, co-director of Who Killed Vincent Chin?

Rose Kennedy 1890–1995

Philanthropist and mother of John F. Kennedy

Also attended: The New England Conservatory of Music

Spouse: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (Harvard University)

Father: John Francis Fitzgerald (Boston College, Harvard University)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921–2009

Philanthropist and founder of the Special Olympics

Also attended: Stanford University

Spouse: Sargent Shriver (Yale University)

Father: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (Harvard University)

Ethel Kennedy 1928–2024

Human rights advocate, widow of Robert F. Kennedy

Bachelor of Arts

Spouse: Robert F. Kennedy (Bates College, Harvard University)

Child: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Harvard University, Pace University-New York)

Joan Bennett Kennedy 1936–2025

Author and socialite, first wife of Ted Kennedy

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Lesley University

Spouse: Ted Kennedy (Harvard University, University of Virginia-Main Campus)

Child: Kara Kennedy (Tufts University)

Jane Briggs Hart 1921–2015

Aviator and one of the Mercury 13 women

Also attended: George Washington University

Spouse: Philip Hart (Georgetown University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt 1904–1965

Socialite; grandmother of Anderson Cooper

Spouse: Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (Yale University)

Child: Gloria Vanderbilt (Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater)