Cindy Cowan

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Cindy Cowan
Born (1959-05-07) May 7, 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater Tulane University
Occupation(s) Film producer, songwriter, actor
Years active1975–present
Notable work Miracle on 42nd Street
Website cowanent.com

Cindy Cowan (born May 7, 1959,[ citation needed ] Miami, Florida,) is an American film producer, songwriter, and actor.

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Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida. [2] [3]

In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk ; a United Nations Award for Savior starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning Traffic starring Michael Douglas. Additional projects produced by Cowan included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women .

In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced Scorched , Fifty Dead Men Walking , and Red Lights starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver. [4] [3] [5]

As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley. [6] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleExecutive ProducerProducerActorNotes
1995Power of AttorneyYesVideo
1996 Precious Find Yes
Mojave Moon Yes
1997Changing HabitsYes
Little City Yes
1998 Montana Yes
Savior Yes
Very Bad Things Yes
2000 Dr. T & the Women Yes
2003 Scorched Yes
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking Yes
2012 Red Lights Yes
Smiley Yes
2016The Axe Murders of VilliscaYes
2017Kiki MobileYesTV series; 3 episodes; Co-executive
Miracle on 42nd Street Yes
2019Slasher PartyYesCo-producer
UnseenYesShort film
La RutaYesShort film
Rattlesnakes YesRole: Mrs. Jones
2020 Arkansas Yes
2021Evie RoseYesShort film
2023The Haunting in Wicker ParkYesPost-production; a.k.a The Haunting

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References

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