Ingrid Hajek Biography, Age, Career, Husband, Son, Net worth

Who is Ingrid Hajek? 

Ingrid Hajek is a Puerto Rican model, life coach, and entrepreneur. Regardless, she is more recognized as the ex-wife of James Caan, having been the third wife out of James’ four wives. Ingrid’s ex-husband, James, is known for his roles in Cinderella Liberty, Brian’s Song, and The Glory Guys (to mention a few), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. 

In this article, I’d share facts about Ingrid Hajek and everything else you probably didn’t know about her. But before then, let’s take a quick look at her profile summary.

Ingrid Hajek Biography 

Ingrid Hajek was born on Wednesday, January 6, 1960, in Queens, New York City, in the United States of America. She is originally from Puerto Rico and holds Puerto Rico and American citizenship. Currently, she is 63 years old, and her ethnicity is Mixed. She loves animals and is often vocal about their rights. Her family was imbibed in Christian religious beliefs.

Ingrid currently resides in Santa Monica, California, U.S. She was previously a resident of the Las Vegas, Nevada Area, and Greater Los Angeles, CA. Information regarding her early childhood and family, siblings, and parents are unknown. She grew up in Queens, New York, where she had her preschool and high school education. Later on, she enrolled at the Coaches Institute, from where she is now a Certified Professional Life Coach and a certified NLP practitioner.

How tall is Ingrid Hajek? Ingrid is 167 centimeters or 1.6 meters tall, estimated to be five feet six. She is slim and weighs 121 pounds, equivalent to 55 kilograms. Her shoe size is 6 (US). 

Ingrid Hajek Career 

Ingrid Hajek’s career portfolio is not so much public information. Especially since she rose to the spotlight because of her relationship with actor James Caan, and she doesn’t care for fame as much.

According to her LinkedIn, Ingrid has worked as a Life Coach in Las Vegas, Nevada Area, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, since February 2006.

Ingrid offers in-person and virtual coaching sessions and specializes in the Kriya Yoga method of meditation. She is also an EFT Practitioner and NLP Trainer. With over a decade and a half years of experience as a coach, she helps her prospective clients craft goals for themselves and live their desired lives. She is a WainWright Global Certified Life Coach.

Aside from coaching, she previously worked as a fashion model. During her active years, she worked with several brands and companies for which her net worth and fortune have grown over time. 

Ingrid Hajek Marriage, Son

Ingrid Hajek was married to actor James Caan whom he started dating in 1989. They bonded over their shared childhood home, Queens, New York, and dated for a year. They later got married on Sunday, September 9, 1990. Their wedding party took place on a yacht, Regentsea, in the harbor at Marina Del Rey. At the time of their marriage, Ingrid was 29 years old, while her husband was 49 years old. In 1991, they had a son, whom they named Alexander James Caan (33 years old). 

Their union lasted for five years, after which they divorced each other on March 29, 1995. The reason for their divorce was not made known but was linked to James’s relationship with Heidi Fleiss when he was married to Ingrid.

In a 1994 interview with Vanity Fair, actress Heidi Fleiss revealed that she began dating James in 1992 while he was still married to Ingrid. Heidi said she often visited him on the Flesh and Bone set in Texas. However, James later revealed that their relationship was just nonphysical. James was married four times and divorced the same until he died in 2022.

Ingrid Hajek Husband

Before Ingrid Hajek, James was married to Dee Jay Mathis, with whom he had a daughter, Tara (born in 1964; 60 years old). He was hitched to Dee Jay from 1961 and 1966. Between 1976 and 1977, he married Elvis Presley’s former girlfriend, Sheila Marie Ryan. They had a son, Scott Caan, who is an American actor born on August 23, 1976 (48 years old).

Ingrid is his third wife. After Ingrid, James Caan got hitched to Linda Stokes, with whom he got married on October 7, 1995. The marriage got dissolved in 2017 after James Caan sued for a divorce over marital issues he termed “irreconcilable differences.” The marriage produced two sons, James Arthur Caan (born in 1995; 29 years old) and Jacob Nicholas Caan (born in 1998; 26 years old). According to a prescription, James lived in the Playboy Mansion to get over his divorce. The house was later sold for $100 million in 2022 to Daren Metropoulos.

Currently, Ingrid Hajek’s ex-husband, James Caan, is dead. He had congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eventually, he died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 6, 2022, from a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease. He was aged 82, born on March 26, 1940. He was buried at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Ingrid Hajek Net Worth 

Ingrid Hajek has an estimated net worth of about $2.5 million. She makes her earnings and net worth from her life coach and entrepreneur career. On the other hand, her husband, James Caan, had a net worth estimated to be $20 million at the time of his death.