Elizabeth Murray (born September 23, 1980) is an American memoirist and inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years.

Liz Murray grew up with drug-addicted parents and became homeless before getting accepted into Harvard. Find out what else she's been doing since graduating.

2011年2月8日 · Author and motivational speaker Liz Murray was born to drug-addicted parents in New York. Yet, against all the odds and without a roof over her head, she returned to high school at...

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story is an American biographical drama television film directed by Peter Levin. [3] The film premiered on Lifetime on April 7, 2003, and received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Thora Birch. [4]

2013年10月21日 · Liz Murray overcame tremendous odds as she transformed herself from a homeless teen to a Harvard graduate. Her transformation was portrayed in a 2003 Lifetime Television movie, From...

2010年9月9日 · Growing up in the Bronx in the 1980s and 90s, Liz Murray dealt with the typical stresses childhood. But she also had to grapple with being the daughter of drug addicts -- which ultimately meant...

2024年5月3日 · In the second installment of The Press Democrat’s 2024 “Women in Conversation” series, advocate and author Liz Murray spoke of her experiences facing homelessness as a teen and how her...

2014年6月9日 · No one illustrates this idea better than Liz Murray, who transformed herself from being a homeless person into a Harvard graduate. Born to loving, yet drug-addicted parents, Liz Murray suffered through a turbulent childhood in which most of the money that came into the household was spent on drugs.

The child of drug-addicted parents who routinely ate from dumpsters and sought refuge at all-night subway stations to survive, Liz Murray was homeless at age 15—and fending for her life.

Liz Murray. Producer: Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. Liz Murray grew up to impoverished, heroin-addicted, HIV-infected parents. At age 9, she started bagging groceries and pumping gas. She did not attend school until 8th grade. Her mother also suffered from blindness and mental illness, and died of AIDS-related tuberculosis when Liz ...