Wendy Finerman | |
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Born | California, United States | August 2, 1960
Occupation | producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse(s) | David Peterson |
Relatives | Karen Finerman (sister) |
Awards |
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Wendy Finerman is an American film producer of nearly a dozen feature films.
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]
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 . Finerman was formerly married to producer Mark Canton and now is married to David Peterson. The mother of four children, she is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and runs her own company, Wendy Finerman Productions. [4]
In the films listed she was producer unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit |
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1988 | Hot to Trot | |
1994 | Forrest Gump | |
I Like It Like That | Executive producer | |
1996 | The Fan | |
1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | |
1998 | Stepmom | |
2001 | Sugar & Spice | |
2002 | Drumline | |
2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | |
2007 | P.S. I Love You | |
2012 | One for the Money | |
TBA | Rouge |
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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1999 | In a Class of His Own | Executive producer | Television film |
2002 | One for the Money | Executive producer | Television film |
2006 | Surrender, Dorothy | Executive producer | Television film |
2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Executive producer | Television film |
2017 | Love by the 10th Date | Executive producer | Television film |
TBA | Guilty Pleasures | Executive producer | Television film |
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