Editing Sigrid Thornton (section)

==Personal life and advocacy==
Thornton is married to actor Tom Burstall and has two children. She is known for her work with [[World Vision]], the [[Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne|Royal Children's Hospital]], [[Vision Australia]], Reach Foundation and other charitable causes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/there-is-no-endgame-sigrid-thornton-on-a-life-embracing-change-20151206-glggx3.html|title='There is no endgame': Sigrid Thornton on a life embracing change|last=Quinn|first=Karl|date=5 December 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> She has lobbied successive governments to keep libraries open and to resource the Australian film and television industry. She has been appointed to several federal and state film bodies, including [[Film Victoria]]<ref name=":0" /> and is involved in helping to sustain and develop the industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chass.org.au/speeches/SPE20060328ST.php|title=National Press Club Address: Expanding Horizons|first=Sigrid|last=Thornton|publisher=[[National Press Club (Australia)|National Press Club]], Council of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences|date=28 March 2006|access-date=23 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317115647/http://www.chass.org.au/speeches/SPE20060328ST.php|archive-date=17 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2023 Thornton received a star on the [[Randwick]] Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Sigrid Thornton welcomed by Randwick City to the Film Walk of Fame &#124; ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/sigrid-thornton-welcomed-by-randwick-city-to-the-film-walk-of-fame-2619941/ |website=screen hub}}</ref>

In August 2024, Thornton's mother [[Merle Thornton]] died aged 93. Merle was a well known activist whom Sigrid looked up to. Sigrid said of her mother's passing that she was proud of her mother and everything she achieved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Flaherty |first=Antonia |date=2024-08-21 |title=Merle Thornton, who fought for the right for women to drink at public bars in Queensland, dies aged 93 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/merle-thornton-dies-aged-93/104252220 |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2025, while appearing on [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'']], Thornton revealed that she had been diagnosed with ADHD, Thornton saying that it provided clarity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=26 January 2025 |title=Sigrid Thornton's ADHD diagnosis |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/sigrid-thorntons-adhd-bombshell-on-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/news-story/8d1a00245f5cc0f737e788c0540472ac |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref> On 11 February 2025, Thornton had been eliminated from the jungle alongside Tina Provis. Thornton held the record of 33 minutes in the Viper Room surrounded by 170 snakes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laidlaw |first=Kyle |date=2025-02-10 |title=Sigrid Thornton and Tina Provis depart in shock double exit on I'M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2025/02/11/sigrid-thornton-and-tina-provis-depart-in-shock-double-exit-on-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref>