Her stage name is the result of a vicious custody battle between her
parents. When La petite princesse (1995) was released she was supposed to be listed with
her real last name, Pritzker-Bagley (she added the name Bagley after
her mother remarried). However, her father insisted that she be listed
as simply Liesel Pritzker and threatened to keep her from being in the
film if his request was not honored. She took the last name Matthews
after her brother Matthew's name.
