Lurline Matson Roth (1890–1985) was an American heiress, equestrian and philanthropist from San Francisco, California.

[3] She was educated at Miss Hamlin's, a private all-girl school in San Francisco, where she studied music and art.

[1][9][10] In 1937, they purchased Filoli, an estate in Woodside, California, from heir William Bowers Bourn II.

[11] They often entertained guests at Filoli, including the pianist Ignace Paderewski and the aviator Amelia Earhart, who took her on a plane ride in 1937.

[1] One of her daughters, Berenice, married Charles F. Spalding, an advisor to John F. Kennedy, television screenwriter, investment banker and heir to the Cudahy Packing fortune.

"Matson and Roth family history: a love of ships, horses and gardens" (Interview).

Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.