Alexandra Johnes | |
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Occupation(s) | Producer (film), actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Alexandra Johnes (born December 3, 1976) is an American documentary film producer and former actress. As a producer, Johnes is known for films including The Square , Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson , and Doubletime . She has worked as a Producer with various directors, including Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki and Jehane Noujaim. [1] In 2013, Johnes received a Primetime Emmy Award for producing Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God . [2] During her acting career, Johnes' film credits include starring roles as the Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter , and Phoebe in Zelly and Me , alongside Isabella Rossellini and David Lynch, as well as guest appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch .
Johnes graduated with a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). [3] From 2007 through 2012, Johnes ran Jigsaw Productions for Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney, [4] [5] managing aspects of development and production. In 2012, Johnes received a Transatlantic Partnership (TAP) Producing Fellowship [6] from the Independent Filmmaker Project. [7]
Johnes leads the production company Special Projects.
Johnes' sister Stephanie Johnes also works in film. [8] Stephanie directed and filmed the 2007 documentary Doubletime , on which Alexandra worked as a producer.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | The Mars Generation | Executive producer | |
2016 | Holy Hell | Producer | |
2015 | Frame by Frame | Executive producer | |
2015 | The Witch | Executive producer | |
2013 | The Square | Co-producer/Executive producer | |
2012 | The House I Live In | Consulting producer | |
2012 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Producer | |
2012 | Rafea: Solar Mama | Supervising producer | |
2011 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | Producer | |
2011 | The Last Gladiators | Co-producer | |
2011 | Reagan | Consulting producer | |
2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Co-producer | |
2010 | Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer | Production executive | |
2010 | Freakonomics: The Movie | Segment producer | |
2010 | My Trip to Al-Qaeda | Producer | |
2009 | Money-Driven Medicine | Production executive | |
2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Production executive | |
2007 | Doubletime | Producer, Sound recordist |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Zelly and Me | Phoebe | |
1990 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Childlike Empress | |
1997 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Hillary | episode: Hilda and Zelda: the Teenage Years (S1E15) |
1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sheila Martini | episode: School Hard (S2E3) |
Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
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2013 | Primetime Emmy Award | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Won |
2017 | Gerald Loeb Award | Audio | "Dov Charney’s American Dream" [9] | Won |
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