Lynette Howell Taylor

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Lynette Howell Taylor (born May 1979) [1] is a British film producer for film and television. [2] [3] [4] [5] She was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing A Star Is Born (2018). [6] [7] [8] [9] She founded the production company 51 Entertainment in 2017. [10] She also produced the 92nd Academy Awards with Stephanie Allain. [11]

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In addition to A Star Is Born, Howell Taylor also produced the films Stephanie Daley (2006), Half Nelson (2006), Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), The Greatest (2009), Blue Valentine (2010), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016) and The Accountant (2016). [12] [13] [14]

Personal life

She was born on the Wirral and is a graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. [15]

She resides in Los Angeles, and is married to Graham Taylor the co-president of Fifth Season. [16] She is the mother of two children. [17]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2006 Stephanie Daley Producer
Half Nelson
2007 The Passage
2008 Phoebe in Wonderland
2009 The Greatest
2010 Blue Valentine
The Space Between Executive producer
An Invisible Sign Producer
2011 Silent House Executive producer
On the Ice Producer
Terri
Shark Night
2012 28 Hotel Rooms
The Place Beyond the Pines
The White Picket Fence Project (documentary)
2013Levitated Mass (documentary)
2014 Alex of Venice
Kristy
Big Eyes
2015 Mississippi Grind
2016 Captain Fantastic
The Accountant
2017 Unicorn Store
2018 6 Balloons Executive producer
A Star Is Born Producer
2020 Wander Darkly
TBA The Accountant 2

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