Elizabeth O Rourke: Who is Terence Stamp’s ex-wife?

Elizabeth O Rourke is the ex-wife of Terence Stamp. Elizabeth O Rourke’s ex-husband is an English actor and filmmaker. He has a reputation for his sophisticated villain roles. He gained wider fame for his role as archvillain General Zod in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980). Stamp was named by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. Who was Terence Stamp’s wife?

Elizabeth O Rourke: Bio Summary

Who is Terence Stamp’s ex-wife?

Elizabeth O Rourke is famous as the first wife of English actor Terence Stamp. Elizabeth was born in 1973. As of 2023, she is 50 years old. Not much is known about the family and close relatives of Elizabeth. She gained the public’s attention after her marriage to the famous actor. However, she is of Australian and Indian-Singaporean parentage. O’Rourke was born and brought up in Singapore before moving to Australia in her early twenties to study pharmacology. 

Elizabeth O Rourke and Terence Stamp’s marriage.

At the age of 64, The Superman actor tied the knot with his 29-year-old bride Elizabeth O’Rourke on New Year’s Eve 2002. According to sources, Terence Stamp and his ex-wife first met in the mid-1990s at a chemist’s shop in Bondi, New South Wales and the couple bonded which eventually led to their marriage. They got married at the Westminster Register Office. Terence Stamp’s wife was 35 years younger than him. Elizabeth worked as a pharmacist.

The couple have been spotted at various events together. Actor Terence Stamp and his wife Elizabeth O’Rourke attended the closing ceremony Gala at “Palais des Congres” during day 9 of Marrakesh International Film Festival 2005 on November 19, 2005 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Though their marriage started on a good note, things got sour along the line. The Veteran British actor was granted a divorce from his wife Elizabeth O’Rourke on the grounds of his unreasonable behaviour in 2008. According to reports, neither Stamp nor his wife was present at the High Court Family Division in London to hear District Judge Redgrave grant a decree nisi.

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Before Elizabeth, the movie star had been linked to many romantic partners. Stamp received extensive media coverage of his romances in the 1960s with film star Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton. The Superman star and his supermodel ex-girlfriend were one of the most-photographed couples in Mod London. After Shrimpton ended her relationship with Stamp, he moved to India and spent time at the ashram of Krishnamurti. He also dated Celia Hammond and actress Brigitte Bardot.

Where is Elizabeth O Rourke now?

Stamp has always loved beautiful women, but he says that the quality he finds most drawn to is modesty. ‘I find that beguiling in a woman’, he told Dailymail. While talking to the Outlet, the actor revealed -“One of the things I’ve learned in life is that it’s very easy to make a lover from a friend but it’s very hard to make a friend from a lover.” He revealed his ex-wife Elizabeth O Rourke went back to Australia, “if I do go there, I’m sure I will. There’s a lot that can happen with the passing of time.“

Terence Stamp does have any children

Terence Stamp and his ex-wife didn’t have any children. When Dailymail if he is still friends with her? ‘Not really,’ he says. The actor never talked about the marriage or break-up before. Stamp and Elizabeth O’Rourke didn’t have any children.

When asked if he ever wanted to be a father, he replied- “I can’t really say that I did, except for maybe I thought about it recently — I guess it’s safe to think about being a dad because now I’m not going to be one.” He continued -“Just these past ten years I’ve thought it must be really wonderful to have a daughter.“