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Sherry Lansing

Film Actress / Film Producer | * 07/31/1944 (79) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive. The chairwoman of the Universal Music Group board of directors, she was the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement. From 1999 to 2022, she was on the University of California Board of Regents. In 2005, she became the first female movie studio head to place hand and foot prints at the Grauman's Chinese Theater. In 2001, she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in the US by Ladies' Home Journal, and The Hollywood Reporter named her number 1 on its Power 100 list numerous times. ()
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Born in Chicago, Sherry Lansing studied acting at Northwestern University and appeared in two Hollywood films before she decided to give up acting in favor of the executive side of the movie industry. Starting in development, she soon became Vice President in charge of production at Columbia Pictures. Then, in 1980, Lansing became the first woman to head a major Hollywood studio when she was hired as President of 20th Century Fox. She would continue as a producer, partnering with Stanley R. Jaffe, and eventually moving to the position of Chairman of the Motion Pictures Group at Paramount. Sherry Lansing retired as the head of Paramount in 2005. The following year she received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 79th Academy Awards, in recognition of her long commitment to supporting cancer research.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Sherry Lansing

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Crystal Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Honorary Doctor of The University of Miami Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Sherry Lansing as Actress(16)

as Self (uncredited)2018 Friedkin Uncut
as Herself (archive footage)2016 The Women Who Run Hollywood
as herself2008 The Brothers Warner
as herself1988 Calling the Shots
as Susan1970 Loving
as Amelita1970 Rio Lobo
as Party Guest (uncredited)1969 The April Fools
as Girlfriend (uncredited)1968 Funny Girl

TV Shows/Series with Sherry Lansing as Actress(2)

as Angela (voice)1993 Frasier
as Marcia Yeager1967 Ironside

Movies with Sherry Lansing as Crew(8)

Production/Producer1993 Indecent Proposal
Production/Producer1992 School Ties
Production/Producer1989 Black Rain
Production/Producer1988 The Accused
Production/Producer1987 Fatal Attraction
Production/Executive Producer1987 When the Time Comes
Production/Executive Producer1987 Mistress
Production/Executive Producer1984 Firstborn

TV Shows/Series with Sherry Lansing as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Fatal Attraction

Full Name: Sherry Lansing
Born: Monday, 07/31 1944 (July) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 79 years + 241 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northwestern University, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Northwestern University School of Communication
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): William Friedkin
Sherry Lansing frequently works together with these people:
Stanley R. Jaffe (5x, Crew)
Ally Acker (5x, Cast)
Michael Douglas (4x, Actor)
Janis Cole (4x, Crew)
Julia Kuperberg (4x, Crew)
Clara Kuperberg (4x, Crew)
Francesco Zippel (4x, Crew)
Sam Johnson (4x, Crew)
Steven Spielberg (3x, Crew)
Thomas Saccio (3x, Crew)
Ellen Mirojnick (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61181, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024