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Finerman was one of three producers who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Forrest Gump in 1994 and a BAFTA Award for Fairy Tale in 1998. She has also produced such popular films as The Fan, Stepmom, Drumline, and The Devil Wears Prada.
- producer
- August 2, 1960 (age 63), California, United States
- 1988–present
- Mark Canton, David Peterson
Wendy Finerman was born on 2 August 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is a producer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Drumline (2002) and One for the Money (2012). She was previously married to Mark Canton.
- January 1, 1
- Producer
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Wendy Finerman
Jul 1, 2007 · Wendy Finerman’s dogged nine-year campaign to make Forrest Gump has become the stuff of Hollywood lore: While still in her 20s, Finerman found the story of the slow-witted Gump and knew she needed to bring it to the screen.
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna , is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger .
- $326.7 million
- Theodore Shapiro
- $35–41 million
- Wendy Finerman
May 3, 2022 · The first week of February 2003, The Devil Wears Prada was published. All signs pointed to it being big—Weisberger promoted it on the Today show, the first print run was 100,000 copies, and Wendy Finerman, the producer who optioned it for film, was known for the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump.
- Amy Odell
Wendy Finerman is an American film producer of nearly a dozen feature films.
Wendy Finerman was born on 2 August 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is a producer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Drumline (2002) and One for the Money (2012). She was previously married to Mark Canton.
