Hannah Selleck, the daughter of beloved A-list actor Tom Selleck and his wife, actress Jillie Mack, has established a career worlds away from the bright lights of Hollywood.
Born in December, 1988, she was introduced to the saddle aged four years old.
Now, at the age of 36, Hannah is a successful international show jumper and owner of a boutique training operation in California.
‘My passion was horses and I knew then that horses was what I wanted to pursue,’ she said in a 2013 campaign with Reviver.'[My dad] has always been very supportive of my riding and so has my mom.
‘My mom is amazing. She comes to nearly every show and is always at the ring videotaping my rounds. I wouldn’t be where I am today without all their love and support.’
Here, FEMAIL looks into Hannah’s privileged early start, her impressive feats, and the life-altering hurdles she has faced along the way.
Hannah’s love for horses began at an early age largely thanks to her parents raising her on the sprawling 65-acre avocado ranch in Ventura County, California, which they purchased in 1988.
Mom Jillie said of their decision to move to the enormous estate was spurred by Hannah’s birth.
Tom Selleck shares daughterHannah Selleck with his wife Jillie Mack (pictured in 2010)
Hannah, 36,is a successful international show jumperand owner of a training operation in California
‘We both thought it was the best environment for her to grow up,’ she told People in 2012, and she was certainly right.
Six years after her introduction to the saddle, Hannah went pro at the age of 10.
And, in the years since she has received an amalgamation of titles, including the United States Equestrian Federation Hunt Medal Finals Reserve Champion in 2007 and numerous top 10 finishes in international show jumping.
Hannah previously told Sidelines magazine that instead of the Hollywood lifestyle her ‘very private’ parents encouraged her to find her ‘own path.’
As a teenager, she tried her hand at ice skating, ballet, soccer and gymnastics. In college she took all but one acting class and described getting up on stage as ‘terrifying.’
After leaving university with a degree in communications, she accepted a summer internship at a public relations firm in Beverly Hills but found that she didn’t like ‘being inside from 9 to 6.’
It was then that she decided to ride full-time.
Now, she is the proud owner of Descanso Farm, in Thousand Oaks, California, which brands itself a ’boutique training and sales operation,’ as well as a ‘world class breeding operation.’
Hannah’s love for horses began early and she was first introduced to the saddle at four
She went pro aged 10 and decided to pursue show jumping full time after college
According to the website, the Loyola Marymount University graduate focuses on ‘the development of top-quality sale horses and the advancement of horses’ show careers.’
Although she’s cemented herself as an established and decorated rider, Hannah’s journey hasn’t been completely smooth sailing.
Seven years ago, she suffered an accident which took a huge mental and physical toll.
Recalling the trying time in an interview with real estate agent Jenna Steffens Mayer, she said: ‘The worst time was probably in 2018, when I broke my leg really badly.
‘Two years later, got all the hardware taken out and got a nerve disease, so dealing with the mental game with that.’
Despite the injury, Hannah revealed that she was able to come back to a higher level than she had been at before, which she described as ‘rewarding.’
Hannah was encouraged by her ‘very private’ parents to find her ‘own path’
Like her mom and dad, she keeps her personal life to herself. It’s not known whether she is dating
The road to recovery wasn’t easy though, but yoga and working with a psychologist helped her through.
She explained: ‘There’s a lot of fear, and you have to unravel that and find a way to work through it.’
A broken leg isn’t all that Hannah has battled with health-wise.
When she was just four years old, she was hospitalized with viral pneumonia.
At the time, her dad had just landed a role in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, opposite Marlon Brando.
‘We got Hannah home, and then I went, but I didn’t like that,’ Tom recalled of the stressful period.
‘But it wasn’t worth it. It was never going to be worth it. And I said, this is crazy. I quit Magnum really, to have a family, and now I’m jumping at every movie that comes along.’
Following the film, he took a three-year hiatus from acting to focus on being a present father to Hannah, and his adopted son,Kevin Shepard, from his first marriageto model Jacqueline Ray.
Tom previously said it was important that he was a hands-on father. ‘I’ve always treasured the balance between work and time with my family,’ he once told People.
‘It’s always about them.’
Despite keeping a distance from the media, Hannah has stepped out with her parents on an array of high-profile celebrity events over the years.
Hannah was born to actors tom and Jillie in 1988 (pictured in London in 1995)
She joined her parents on the red carpet for the 52nd Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2000
The trio also attended the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004
Her first red carpet was the 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000.
As a teen, she also appeared with her parents at The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004 and the 31st Annual People’s Choice Awards in 2005.
When she’s not busy riding or working at her expansive stables, Hannah is an avid traveler and loves to globetrot.
In recent weeks, she has holidayed in Palm Beach, Florida, as well as Nashville, Tennessee, sharing snaps of the shenanigans on her Instagram profile, where she has 36.2k followers.
While Hannah’s social media feed is typically made up of professional photos from her show jumping events, she does occasionally post pictures taken from photoshoots and glitzy nights out.
Although she is not often in the limelight, in2022, she watched the Beach Polo World Cup in sunny Miami Beach with her friend, actress, Anna Kendrick.
Not much is known about Hannah’s love life.
She previously dated polo player Nic Roldan, 42, and they were pictured together in 2021 and 2022.
It is not clear whether the two are still together.
