Cindy Cowan

Cindy Cowan
Born	Miami, Florida, US [1]
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation(s)	Film producer, songwriter, actor
Years active	1975–present
Notable work	Miracle on 42nd Street
Website	cowanent.com

Cindy Cowan Miami, Florida,) is an American film producer, songwriter, and actor.

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

Year	Title	Executive Producer	Producer	Actor	Notes
1995	Power of Attorney	Yes			Video
1996	Precious Find	Yes
	Mojave Moon	Yes
1997	Changing Habits	Yes
	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
2016	The Axe Murders of Villisca	Yes
2017	Kiki Mobile	Yes			TV series; 3 episodes; Co-executive
	Miracle on 42nd Street		Yes
2019	Slasher Party		Yes		Co-producer
	Unseen	Yes			Short film
	La Ruta	Yes			Short film
	Rattlesnakes			Yes	Role: Mrs. Jones
2020	Arkansas	Yes
2021	Evie Rose		Yes		Short film
2023	The Haunting in Wicker Park		Yes		Post-production; a.k.a. The Haunting

References

1. "Miami Raised. Cali Based: Cindy Cowan". Miami Vibes. July 20, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
2. Allbusiness.com ^{[ dead link ]}
3. "LA Femme Film Festival 2005 Panelists". LA Femme International Film Festival . 2005. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
4. Hindes, Andrew (June 29, 1999). "Cowan sells Initial stake to partner". Variety . Retrieved July 3, 2014.
5. Carver, Benedict (July 14, 1999). "Hellewell, IEG shake hands". Variety . Retrieved November 18, 2023.
6. "Howard Hewett - It's Time (1994) lyrics at The Lyric Archive". Thelyricarchive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
7. "Cindy Cowan | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved July 3, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Cindy Cowan at IMDb
• "Emmy Winning Producer Cindy Cowan". She Talks Cinema. Hollywood Women's Film Institute. June 5, 2020. (on SoundCloud)