Shri ‧ ver, Ma ‧ ri ‧ a /'ʃraɪvəʳ, məˈriːə/ BrE AmE
(1955–) a US television news ↑ reporter who is known for her work on the news programme Dateline NBC . In 2004 she gave up her job because her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, became ↑ governor of California. She is the daughter of politician Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and the ↑ niece of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy.