Jason Bateman's wife, Amanda Anka, has been by his side through thick and thin. The couple, who wed in 2001, overcame obstacles in their marriage, including the Horrible Bosses actor's drug and alcohol use, to foster their close bond. Bateman revealed the secret to his lasting marriage with Anka more than a decade after they walked down the aisle. "I looked around at the relationships that were the longest in my life, and they were the ones I had with my friends," Bateman told The Daily Telegraph in October 2014. "I thought, if I only wanted to get married once, I should probably marry a friend. I wanted to marry somebody who wasn't someone I had to be in any particular mood to want to be around - with close friends, you can be with them no matter what mood you're in." He continued, "I just waited until I found a girl that really was that in my life. Amanda is and that's why it feels so effortless. It gets better every single year." Inside Jason Bateman and Wife Amanda Anka's Relationship Timeline Scroll below to learn more about Bateman's wife: How Did Jason Bateman Meet Amanda Anka? Bateman and Anka met at an L.A. Kings game when they were teenagers. It wasn't until a decade later that they decided to give a romantic relationship a shot. "I just wasn't into where he was at," Anka told GQ in March 2013 of why they didn't immediately start dating when they first crossed paths. Amanda Anka Is the Daughter of Paul Anka Amanda comes from a famous family. She is the daughter of Canadian-American singer Paul Anka. Some of his most famous songs include "Diana," "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way." Paul has also made acting appearances in The Fall Guy, Ordinary Magic, Mad Dog Time and more. He competed on The Masked Singer as Broccoli in season 4, placing seventh in the competition. The performer has always been a big supporter of Amanda's relationship with Bateman, calling him a "smart boy" and "a wonderful guy for my daughter" in an August 2011 interview with Entertainment Tonight. Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka ANGELA WEISS / AFP Does Amanda Anka Have Siblings? Amanda has four sisters and one brother. Paul welcomed Amanda in 1968 with his first wife, Anne de Zogheb. The former couple also share daughters Alexandra, Alicia, Anthea and Amelia. Paul and de Zogheb were married from 1963 to 2001. He moved on with second wife Anna Åberg, whom he was married to from 2008 to 2010. They welcomed son Ethan in 2005. The musician married his third wife, Lisa Pemberton, in 2016 and they divorced in 2020. What Is Amanda Anka's Job? Amanda is an actress and producer with more than two dozen credits to her name. Throughout her career, she's appeared on ER, Diagnosis Murder, Bones and The Fosters. Most recently, she made a cameo as a party guest in a 2021 episode of The Morning Show. The Apple TV series stars Jennifer Aniston, one of Amanda and Bateman's closest friends. Do Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka Have Kids? Bateman and Amanda are the proud parents of two children. They welcomed their eldest daughter, Francesca Nora, in October 2006, and their younger daughter, Maple Sylvie, in February 2012. The Black Rabbit actor opened up about Francesca going off to college in a candid interview. "My older daughter is just eating up everything about the college experience," Bateman told Esquire in December 2025. "The future's so bright. I remember feeling that when I was 18 too. I just thought there was no one better than me, and there are interviews that I've seen that prove that. I can't stand watching them. It's so gross." In the same interview, Bateman revealed he's always striving to be the best version of himself for the sake of his family. "I know when I'm a pain in the ass to my wife or to my kids, and I try not to do that. It's lazy to do that," he explained. "It takes a little bit more effort to be the best version of yourself, and I try to get that done each day. So hopefully that's the takeaway from my life - people say thanks for trying." Jason Bateman Got Sober to Save His Marriage After finding childhood stardom on Little House on the Prairie and The Hogan Family, Bateman hit a snag in his career and turned to drugs and alcohol to cope in his early 20s. "Fortunately, I was living at a time without social media and camera phones, so I got away with a lot," he told The Hollywood Reporter of his former lifestyle in February 2026. Bateman explained to the outlet that he and Amanda had difficult conversations about him leaving partying behind after they got married. "Amanda and I definitely had a few negotiations about the point at which the [partying] spigot was going to completely turn off. She'd be like, 'This drip, drip, drip is annoyingly unpredictable, Jason,'" he said. "She didn't demand that I completely absolve, but that was sort of the back-and-forth, and I was like, 'Well, I feel like my [sobriety] ETA is six months away, but if I could land this plane now, it would alleviate a lo