Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
Murdoch opening a drug rehabilitation centre in Melbourne, May 2005
Born	Elisabeth Joy Greene (1909-02-08)8 February 1909 Melbourne, Australia
Died	5 December 2012(2012-12-05) (aged 103) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Philanthropist
Spouse	Keith Murdoch ​ ​ (m. 1928; died 1952)​
Children	4, including Rupert Murdoch
Relatives	Murdoch family

Dame Elisabeth Joy Murdoch, Lady Murdoch AC DBE (née Greene; 8 February 1909 – 5 December 2012), also known as Elisabeth, Lady Murdoch, was an Australian philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family. She was the wife of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1963 for her charity work in Australia and overseas.