Meet Judith Holste: Christoph Waltz's Wife and Costume Design Extraordinaire

Judith Holste is known as the spouse of the two-time Bond villain, Christopher Waltz. Despite Waltz's widespread fame as an award-winning Hollywood actor, his personal life, including his marriage to Holste, remains firmly shielded from the public eye. 

What is Judith Holste's Net Worth?

Professionally, Holste is a costume designer, and the average salary for costume designers typically hovers around $69,000 annually, which might be an approximate reflection of her earnings. Meanwhile, her husband, Christoph Waltz, boasts an estimated net worth of $30 million. 

Despite having acted for more than three decades, Waltz achieved international renown with his standout performance as SS Colonel Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film "Inglourious Basterds." 

Judith Holste's Husband Career Highlights

Judith Holste's spouse Christoph Waltz started acting in Germany and Austria during the 1980s. He was in crime shows like "Ein Fall für Zwei" and "Tatort." He also acted in historical dramas like "König der letzten Tage." In 1996, Holste played the famous German entertainer Roy Black in a music biopic.  

But Waltz's big break in America came in 2009 with the movie "Inglourious Basterds." He played a character named Hans Landa, and he was so good that he won an Academy Award and a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. Judith worked with Quentin Tarantino again in "Django Unchained."

Christoph has been in lots of other films like "Carnage," "The Zero Theorem," "Big Eyes," "Downsizing," "Alita: Battle Angel," and "The French Dispatch." He even played James Bond's enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Spectre" and "No Time to Die." In 2020, he was in a web series called "Most Dangerous Game."

Waltz has also tried directing and directed his first opera in 2013 in Antwerp. He doesn't just tell stories in front of the camera; he does it behind the camera too. He is also in the Amazon Prime series called "The Consultant." 

Christoph Waltz's First Marriage and Career Struggles 

Christoph Waltz's first wife, Jacqueline 'Jackie' Rauch, an American-born Jewish psychiatrist, shared a 17-year marriage with him. During this time, the couple lived in London, residing in a house they called home alongside their three children.  

However, details about their marriage and children remain scarce. In those early years, Waltz was still an aspiring actor, a fact his wife constantly reminded him of, urging him to explore alternative career paths. The Austrian-born actor candidly discussed this period in an interview with the Guardian, recalling his wife's encouragement, saying:  

"It's amusing, looking back, my wife did bring up that point repeatedly, and she was quite supportive, saying, 'You have so much talent. Why stick with this?' It didn't sit well with me, to say the least."  

Christoph acknowledges that his career had more lows than highs, with many challenges arising during his first marriage. At one point, he endured a nine-month dry spell without any acting opportunities after leaving the theater due to his dissatisfaction with his colleagues. 

Christoph Waltz's Second Chance at Love with Costume Designer Judith Holste  

After a marriage spanning over fifteen years, Christoph Waltz and Jacqueline Rauch chose to part ways. In the late 1990s, love found its way back into Waltz's life, this time with someone immersed in the entertainment industry. His newfound affection was for Judith Holste, a German costume designer renowned for her work in films like "Wolffs Revier" in 1992 and "The Fugitive" in 2011. 

Despite being two of Hollywood's most recognizable figures in the 21st century, Waltz and Holste have maintained an exceptionally private stance regarding their relationship. Official confirmation of their marriage only came from Waltz in 2013, although it is believed that they tied the knot more than a decade prior. 

Christoph and Judith are proud parents to a daughter whose name remains shielded from the public, though she is said to have been born in 2005. In 2015, the Waltz family relocated from Berlin to Los Angeles, a move necessitated by Waltz's flourishing Hollywood career. 

Christoph Waltz Has Four Kids From Two Marriages  

Christoph Waltz, who was in the movie "Spectre" with Daniel Craig, is a dad to four children. He had three with his first wife and one with his second wife. Among them, there are three girls and one boy. 

The first child is Miriam. She follows her mom's Jewish faith. We found this out in 2013 when she was getting ready for her wedding in Israel. Her father even traveled to Jerusalem for her wedding. 

Miriam's brother, who is also the only boy among Waltz's kids, is named Leon. He practiced Orthodox Judaism and was studying to become a rabbi at a traditional Jewish school around the time his older sister got married.  

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