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Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive serving as chairwoman of Universal Music Group's board of directors since 2023. She previously served as chairwoman and CEO of Paramount Pictures , and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement.
Jun 23, 2019 · Hollywood pioneer Sherry Lansing on life behind the scenes 09:30. Sherry Lansing fell in love with movies as a child growing up in Chicago. Her father would take her to the cinema on weekends.
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Mar 30, 2024 · With her mind made up, and the wheels put into motion over a year prior, Sherry Lansing and husband William Friedkin celebrated her departure from Paramount on February 16, 2005. at a huge party ...
Sherry Lansing. Producer: Indecent Proposal. Sherry was born in Chicago and pursued an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in two films, Loving (1970) and Rio Lobo (1970), Sherry decided to leave the acting field. In 1974, Sherry joined Talent Associates, as an executive in charge of development. In 1975 she joined MGM as an executive story editor ...
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Sherry Lansing is the Queen of Hollywood firsts. When appointed president of production of 20th Century Fox in 1980, she became the first woman to run a Hollywood movie studio. Going on to run Paramount Studios during one of its most successful decades, she prevailed as a Tinseltown superpower through the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.
Jan 26, 2011 · MIAMI — In 2005, when Sherry Lansing resigned as chairman of Paramount Pictures, she might well have opted to keep her hand in the entertainment industry. Ms. Lansing had credentials, and cachet ...
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Jul 23, 2014 · Sherry Lansing: I’ve been gone from the movie business for ten years, and I love my new life. I’m not in the movie business. I’m an observer, I am a person who left the movie business but I ...
