Belle Burden

Early life and education Belle Burden was born to Amanda Burden, an urban planner in New York City, and Carter Burden, a philanthropist and politician. Burden graduated cum laude from Harvard and later received a law degree from New York University.

Following Burden's divorce, in 2023, she submitted an essay to the New York Times Modern Love column, titled "Was I Married to a Stranger?" After its release, Burden fielded interest from multiple editors before signing with Dial Press. In 2026, Burden released her book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. After Netflix acquired the film rights to the book, it was announced that Burden would be played by Gwyneth Paltrow.

As an author, Burden is represented by The Book Group and UTA. and went on to raise three children with him. They would divorce after twenty years, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burden detailed the divorce in her book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage.

In March 2024, Burden wrote an opinion piece published in the New York Times, criticizing the portrayal of her grandmother, Babe Paley, in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.