Basic Information
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Maureen E. Mcphilmy |
| Born | 1966 (commonly reported — several profiles list May 11, 1966) |
| Occupation | Public relations professional (PR executive, according to public biographies) |
| High-visibility period | 1996–2015 (marriage and subsequent litigation brought sustained media attention) |
| Marriage to Bill O’Reilly | Married 1996 — divorced 2011 |
| Children | Madeline (daughter), Spencer (son) |
| Reported later partner | Jeffrey Gross (reported in some biographical summaries) |
| Net worth | No authoritative public figure estimate; online figures range widely and are speculative |
I want to tell this like a film that cuts between courtroom light and kitchen-table life — because Maureen E. Mcphilmy’s public story reads like that: ordinary personal roots pushed into a glare. I spent time assembling the timeline and family map, and what follows is a compact, cinematic portrait — dates, names, and the human notes between them.
Family & Personal Relationships — the cast, introduced
| Name | Relationship | Key notes & dates |
|---|---|---|
| Bill O’Reilly | Ex-husband | Married 1996; divorce finalized 2011; their marriage and its end generated extended media reporting and court proceedings. |
| Madeline | Daughter | Born in the late 1990s (public coverage references a daughter who figured in custody discussions). |
| Spencer | Son | Born in the early 2000s (public coverage references a son who figured in custody discussions). |
| Jeffrey Gross | Reported later partner | Appears in several public bios as a subsequent partner; details vary across summaries. |
I introduce them the way a director might slate the opening shot: Bill O’Reilly — the well-known media figure — is the public-facing magnet; Maureen E. Mcphilmy was, by contrast, the private life that intersected with that magnet and then found itself illuminated. Madeline and Spencer are the quiet center of many of the legal actions that followed, children at the heart of custody negotiations and media coverage. Jeffrey Gross shows up in the bios as a later name tied to Maureen, though public details are inconsistent.
Career, identity, and the public arc
Professionally, Maureen is described in public summaries as a public-relations professional — a person whose work is, ironically, about shaping perception. That career detail explains the paradox: someone skilled in managing public narrative found herself as the subject of one.
Key career touchpoints and public facts:
- 1990s–2000s: PR career and private life prior to marriage spotlight.
- 1996: Married Bill O’Reilly — a seismic public moment because his profile was national.
- Post-2010: Media focus shifts from PR work to legal and family matters, and Maureen’s public identity becomes closely tied to the divorce and litigation timeline.
Numbers matter here: the marriage lasted roughly 15 years (1996–2011), and the family legal matter produced multiple filings and follow-on actions during the 2010s.
Legal battles, custody, and public attention — a brief timeline
Think of this as the documentary’s timeline card — concise, date-stamped, and procedural.
| Year | Event (reported) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Public reporting of separation and the start of highly publicized custody and divorce proceedings. |
| 2011 | Divorce finalized; follow-up legal disputes continued after the formal divorce. |
| 2011–2015 | Post-divorce litigation, including filings from both sides; at least one reported contempt/custody enforcement episode relating to exchange orders. |
To be clear — and I say this in the plain voice of someone parsing court calendars — much of what made news were legal filings, allegations, counters, and enforcement steps; those are public procedural facts. Allegations that appear in filings are not the same as adjudicated facts, and the record includes claims and denials across multiple filings. Numbers here are the years and filings — they form the spine of the story.
Public image, rumors, and net-worth chatter
In the internet age a person’s biography becomes a buffet: some of it is primary (court filings, civil docket entries), some of it is editorial (biography pages, tabloid rewrites), and much of it is speculative (net-worth guesses, rumor loops). For Maureen E. Mcphilmy the attention followed the marriage and litigation: once that signal went public, dozens of republished profiles and entertainment retellings echoed the same episodes — sometimes adding color, sometimes adding unverified claims.
Net-worth figures floating around are, by and large, not supported by primary financial disclosure; they’re estimates in a crowded market of rumor. If you’re counting heads and numbers: marriage 1996, divorce 2011, a few major filings across 2010–2015 — those are the hard markers.
The human detail — color, voice, and what I noticed
I kept returning to one small image in the reporting and in my mental edit: a parent negotiating a handoff, a car parked in a driveway, a social life recalibrated around schedules and legal calendars. Madeline and Spencer — names that recur not as headlines but as the reason the legal machinery kept turning — are the human dots that connect the public noise to family reality.
There’s also the curious flip: a PR professional, trained to manage public narratives, who found herself on the receiving end of narrative. That irony reads like an easter egg in a TV drama — and it made me think about how public lives are less “revealed” and more “constructed,” whether by press releases or court filings.
FAQ
Who is Maureen E. Mcphilmy?
Maureen E. Mcphilmy is a public-relations professional who became widely known because of her marriage to and later legal disputes with Bill O’Reilly. Her public profile is defined as much by family litigation as by her career.
Was she married to Bill O’Reilly?
Yes — they were married in 1996 and their divorce was finalized in 2011.
How many children does she have?
She and Bill O’Reilly have two children commonly referenced in public coverage: a daughter, Madeline, and a son, Spencer.
Are there court records involving Maureen E. Mcphilmy?
Yes — the family’s divorce and subsequent legal actions generated multiple filings and reported court activity in the 2010s.
Is there a confirmed net worth for Maureen E. Mcphilmy?
No authoritative public net-worth disclosure exists; online estimates vary widely and should be treated as speculative.
Is she currently married to Jeffrey Gross?
Some public bios report a later relationship or partnership with a person named Jeffrey Gross, but biographical details vary and are not uniformly confirmed.
What explains the persistent media attention?
The combination of a high-profile spouse, custody litigation, and repeated legal filings created sustained media attention that kept private details in the public eye.
Should I treat online biographies about her as definitive?
No — many online profiles repeat the same material and sometimes mix allegations, filings, and speculation; primary records and court filings are the most concrete sources for legal facts.
