Laura Savoie: the accountant who married Dennis Quaid
Laura Savoie is an American certified public accountant and film producer. She holds degrees from Pepperdine University and the University of Notre Dame and worked in assurance at Ernst & Young. She was pursuing a doctorate at the University of Texas when she met the actor Dennis Quaid in 2019. They married on 2 June 2020.
Almost every headline about her leads with the thirty-nine years between them. Her professional record is the more substantial story, and it rarely gets past a subordinate clause.
Quick facts
| Name | Laura Savoie |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Certified public accountant, film producer |
| Education | Pepperdine University, University of Notre Dame |
| Previous career | Assurance department, Ernst & Young |
| Doctoral study | University of Texas |
| Current role | Founding partner, Bonniedale Films |
| Other credentials | Real estate licence, registered yoga instructor |
| Husband | Dennis Quaid, married 2 June 2020 |
| Children | None together |
| Lives | Nashville, Tennessee |
Her education and accounting career
This is the part worth reading, and it is more detailed than the coverage suggests.
Savoie earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pepperdine University. She went on to the University of Notre Dame for a Master of Science in Accounting, Financial Reporting and Assurance Services, and reporting consistently credits her with two master’s degrees.
She worked as a research and teaching assistant at both graduate institutions, then joined the assurance practice at Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four accounting firms. Assurance is audit work, the unglamorous technical core of the profession.
She was a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas and working as a teaching assistant there when she met Quaid.
She also holds a real estate licence and a registered yoga teaching qualification.
The graduation year question
There is a small conflict worth noting. Reporting based on her LinkedIn profile gives 2014 as her Pepperdine graduation year. Us Weekly reported that she graduated as valedictorian from Pepperdine in 2015.
Both cannot be right, and the valedictorian claim appears in only one place. It may well be true, but it has not been corroborated.
Bonniedale Films
Savoie’s current work is film production rather than accounting.
She is a founding partner of Bonniedale Films, launched in December 2021 alongside Quaid and co-founder Ben Howard. The company is based in Nashville, where the couple live. Its first feature is titled American Pride.
This is what makes her a working professional in her own right rather than a spouse with a credit. It is almost entirely absent from the coverage that leads with her age.
How she met Dennis Quaid
They were introduced by a mutual acquaintance at a business event in 2019. Sources place it in May or June of that year.
Quaid told People it was love at first sight. At the time he had recently ended a relationship with the model Santa Auzina, and Savoie was in Texas working toward her doctorate.
She has also been reported to have previously dated the actor Jeremy Piven, though that appears in a single source.
The engagement
Quaid proposed in October 2019 at Turtle Bay in Oahu, Hawaii, while she was taking photographs.
The ring had a story of its own. Reporting at the time described the couple meeting a jeweller named Giorgio in Tuscany, then travelling on to Geneva, where he showed them stones. Savoie’s was the last one he presented.
The engagement drew immediate public comment about the age difference, which Quaid addressed publicly in November 2019.
The 2020 wedding
They had planned to marry in Hawaii in April 2020, with a second reception in Nashville for family and friends. The pandemic ended both plans.
Instead they eloped, marrying on 2 June 2020 at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara, California. Their pastor was the only witness. Quaid was 66 and Savoie was 27.
They honeymooned in Montana, accompanied by Quaid’s children.
The age gap
Savoie is thirty-nine years younger than Quaid. The couple have addressed it repeatedly and consistently.
Quaid has said publicly that the reaction does not bother either of them, that people respond from the perspective of their own lives, and that he cannot be angry about it. Both have said they simply do not notice the difference day to day.
In 2023 he told People that Savoie is the love of his life, and he has described this marriage as his last. Speaking to Fox News Digital five years into the marriage, he described it as the closest relationship he has had with anyone.
The couple share a Christian faith, which both have cited as central to the relationship.
Dennis Quaid’s four marriages
| Wife | Married | Ended | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Soles | 1978 | 1983 | None |
| Meg Ryan | 1991 | 2001 | Jack Quaid |
| Kimberly Buffington | 2004 | 2018 | Twins, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace |
| Laura Savoie | 2020 | Current | None together |
Quaid has three children, none of them with Savoie. His son Jack Quaid is an actor.
Laura Savoie’s net worth
No verified figure exists for her net worth.
She has a professional background in accounting and a stake in a private production company, neither of which produces public earnings records for an individual. She has made no financial disclosure. Figures published for Dennis Quaid are his.
Any number attached to her name is an estimate with no source behind it.
Where she is now
Savoie and Quaid live in Nashville. She continues as a founding partner at Bonniedale Films, and appears with Quaid at industry events including the Academy Awards and CinemaCon.
She keeps a comparatively low profile for someone married to a working actor, gives few interviews, and has not built a public persona around the marriage.
FAQs
Who is Laura Savoie?
An American certified public accountant and film producer. She is Dennis Quaid’s fourth wife.
When did she marry Dennis Quaid?
On 2 June 2020, at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara, with their pastor as the only witness.
How much younger is she than Dennis Quaid?
Thirty-nine years. He was 66 at the wedding and she was 27.
What does Laura Savoie do for a living?
She is a founding partner of Bonniedale Films, having previously worked in accounting at Ernst & Young.
Where did she study?
Pepperdine University for accounting, then the University of Notre Dame for a master’s degree.
Do they have children?
Not together. Quaid has three children from previous marriages.
What is Bonniedale Films?
A Nashville production company she co-founded in December 2021 with Quaid and Ben Howard.
How did they meet?
Through a mutual acquaintance at a business event in 2019.
What is her net worth?
No verified figure exists. The numbers published online are unsourced.
How many times has Dennis Quaid been married?
Four. P.J. Soles, Meg Ryan, Kimberly Buffington and Laura Savoie.
The short version
Laura Savoie qualified as a certified public accountant, took a master’s degree at Notre Dame and audited books at Ernst & Young. She was partway through a doctorate in Texas when she met a film star at a business event.
She is now a founding partner in a Nashville production company with a feature in the pipeline.
None of that is what she is known for. The coverage leads, almost without exception, with the thirty-nine years. That is a real fact and both of them talk about it openly, but it is not the only one on the page, and it is not the most interesting.
JacksonPadilla is a writer at Around Celebrities, covering celebrity families, relationships, biographies, and the stories behind the stars. With a focus on clear and engaging storytelling, Kole helps readers discover the people and connections beyond the spotlight.
