Forrest Gump
1994
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Wendy Finerman is an American film producer of nearly a dozen feature films. Biography. Finerman was born to a Jewish family [ 1] and raised in Beverly Hills, California. [ 2] . Her sister, Karen Finerman, is a hedgefund owner/trader in New York City and appears on CNBC's Fast Money. [ 3]
Wendy Finerman. Producer: Forrest Gump. 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.
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.
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. But no one—not actors, directors, agents, or studios—shared her interest.
Mar 22, 2012 · Wendy Finerman on Staying in the Picture. The Hollywood hit-maker talks about breaking into the boys club, thriving in a cutthroat business, and banking some of the biggest movies in history.
Oct 31, 2016 · Wendy Finerman is a movie producer with films like Forrest Gump and The Devil Wears Prada to her name. But pursuing her career has often meant being the only woman in a crew...
Aug 14, 2023 · Wendy Finerman is one of the women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to get these iconic movies made. She’s created some of the most-loved films of our generation, including Drumline, Stepmom, P.S. I Love You, and many more.
Wendy Finerman is known as an Producer, Actor, and Executive Producer. Some of her work includes Forrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, P.S. I Love You, Stepmom, One for the Money, The Fan, Drumline, and Sugar & Spice.
Independent film and television producer Wendy Finerman founded WENDY FINERMAN PRODUCTIONS in 1988. In 1994, she became the first solo female producer in the history of the Academy to have received an Oscar® for Best Picture for Forrest Gump.
Wendy shares her story of becoming one of the top women in Hollywood, and why we need more female directors. We hear how she fought tirelessly (for 9 years!) to get Forrest Gump made, and her secret to making the most famous actors in the business get behind a shared vision.
