<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anna Murdoch-Mann, the former wife of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/media" rel="" target="_blank" title="media"><span>media</span></a><span> mogul Rupert Murdoch, has died at the age of 81.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former director of News Corp, her death was announced by one of its websites, </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/20/world-news/author-and-philanthropist-anna-murdoch-mann-dies-at-81/" rel="" target="_blank" title="the New York Post"><span>the New York Post</span></a><span>, which said she died on February 17 surrounded by her family at her </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/florida" rel="" target="_blank" title="Florida"><span>Florida</span></a><span> home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cause of death was not revealed.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/usa-texas-man-was-shot-by-a-federal-immigration-agent-last-year/fee3a50d-d38a-48c1-8697-ad35cbfabd7f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Texas man was shot dead by a federal immigration agent last year</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch-Mann was born Anna Torv in Glasgow, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/scotland" rel="" target="_blank" title="Scotland"><span>Scotland</span></a><span>, on June 30, 1944, moving to Australia with her family as a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She began a career in journalism when she was 18, working for the now-defunct </span><em><span>Daily Mirror</span></em><span>, as well as the </span><em><span>Daily Telegraph</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cybercrime-squad-charge-man-over-5-million-crypto-investment-scam-targeting-vulnerable-australians/3b7310ab-1cbb-4b03-a1a1-610f7b274c77" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Sydney man charged over involvement in $5m scam</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/anna-murdoch-mann-dead-news-corp-rupert-murdoch-ex-wife/2f7675e0-3c69-4c0f-872c-6870dd2f1b78" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She later met Rupert Murdoch, with the pair marrying in 1967. During the marriage, she reportedly played a key role in News Corp's growth in Australia and around the world, sitting on the board of directors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She had three children with Murdoch - Elisabeth, Lachlan and James. Lachlan is now the Chairman of News Corp.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-study-debunks-theory-on-why-sharks-fled-aussie-islands-after-vicious-orca-attack/3582d90d-9837-4a2b-864d-519902658e20" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>New study debunks theory on why sharks fled Aussie islands after vicious attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their marriage ended in 1997 after Murdoch had an affair with Wendi Deng. It was reported Murdoch-Mann received $1.7 billion in the settlement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She later reported she was forced off the News Corp board after the split, and claimed her ex-husband was "determined" to see the separation through.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch man remarried just six months after the separation, to William Mann. They remained married until his death in 2017.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She then married Ashton dePeyster in 2019.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>