Stephanie March Net Worth

What is Stephanie March's Net Worth?

Stephanie March is an American actress who has a net worth of $40 million. Most notably for Stephanie March's net worth, it should be noted that since 2018, she has been married to a hedge fund manager/tech investor, Dan Benton. A few months after they married, they paid $35 million for a 7,000-square-foot penthouse in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood.

Stephanie March is best known for her role as Alexandra Cabot on the NBC police procedural series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," a role she played between 2000 and 2018 and reprised on the short-lived 2006 spinoff series "Conviction." March has also appeared in such films as "Head of State," "The Treatment," "Falling for Grace," and "Origin."

Early Life and Education

Stephanie March was born on July 23, 1974, in Dallas, Texas to Laura and John. She has a sister named Charlotte. As a youth, March was educated at McCulloch Middle School and Highland Park High School. For her higher education, she went to Northwestern University, graduating in 1996.

Television Career

In 1997, March made her screen debut in an episode of the CBS series "Early Edition." She next appeared on the small screen in early 2000, playing Miss Forsythe in a television film adaptation of "Death of a Salesman," which she had acted in on Broadway the previous year. Later in 2000, March joined the cast of the NBC series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," then in its second season. She played ADA Alexandra Cabot, a main character in seasons two through five of "SVU." March returned in a recurring capacity for seasons six, ten, thirteen, and nineteen, and had a main role again for season eleven. Meanwhile, in 2006, she reprised her role as Cabot on the short-lived spinoff series "Conviction," in which Cabot is a bureau chief ADA supervising a group of young ADAs. The show was canceled after a single season. Among her other credits in the '00s, March appeared in the television film "Jesse Stone: Night Passage" and had guest roles on "30 Rock," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Rescue Me."

In 2012, March appeared in the pilot episode of the short-lived CBS legal drama "Made in Jersey." The following year, she was in an episode of the ABC sitcom "Happy Endings." March had a bigger role in 2015, playing the recurring character Mayor Carol Blanton in the first season of the Adult Swim series "Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter." She didn't appear much on television over the subsequent years, although she did portray Ivanka Trump in an episode of "The President Show" in 2017. In the early 2020s, March earned acclaim for her portrayal of doctor-turned-murderer Debora Green in the Lifetime biographical television film "A House on Fire." After that, she played the recurring role of Akira on the short-lived CW superhero series "Naomi," which aired in 2022. March had a recurring role on another short-lived show, "Harlan Coben's Shelter," in 2023.

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Film Career

March's first major film role was in Chris Rock's 2003 political comedy "Head of State." She subsequently appeared in Doug Liman's 2005 action comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." In 2006, March was in three films: the romantic drama "Flannel Pajamas" and the romantic comedies "The Treatment" and "Falling for Grace." Continuing in the romcom genre, she capped off the decade with a brief part in Ricky Gervais's "The Invention of Lying." March's first film of the 2010s was the 2012 dramedy "Why Stop Now." After that, she was in the 2013 horror film "Innocence," based on the Jane Mendelsohn novel. March didn't appear on the big screen again until 2019, when she starred in the mockumentary film "The Social Ones." Her next big-screen role was in Ava DuVernay's biographical drama "Origin," which came out in 2023.

Stage Career

March made her Broadway debut in the 1999 revival of "Death of a Salesman." She returned to the Great White Way in 2007 to appear in the Broadway debut of the play "Talk Radio." March also co-starred in the off-Broadway play "Boy's Life."

Other Endeavors

Beyond her acting career, March is a noted advocate for women's rights and victims of abuse. She has done activism and philanthropy on behalf of those seeking freedom from sexual violence, equal access to education, and fair legal representation. March sits on the boards of numerous groups, including the Panzi Foundation, the Gotham Film & Media Institute, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and was previously a board member of Planned Parenthood. Elsewhere, March co-founded the bespoke cosmetics company SheSpoke with Rebecca Perkins.

Personal Life

In early 2005, March married celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay. She appeared as a guest judge on a few of his Food Network television shows over the years. The pair divorced in 2015, and in March 2017, she wed businessman Dan Benton. Benton is a tech investor and former hedge fund manager. His former hedge fund, Andor Capital, managed $2 billion before it wound down in August 2008.

Real Estate

In January 2018, Stephanie and Dan paid $34.62 million for a stunning 7,000-square-foot penthouse in New York City. Technically, the purchase combined two existing units.

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