Pamela Abdy

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Pamela Abdy
BornNovember 23, 1973 (1973-11-23) (age 51)
United States
Alma mater Emerson College [1]
Occupation(s)Film producer, film studio executive
Years active1996–present

Pamela Abdy (born November 23, 1973) [2] is an American film producer and studio executive. Since 2022, she has been co-chair and co-CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. [3]

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Early life and career

Abdy was born to a Syrian American father and an Italian American mother. [4] She danced competitively as a teenager and later graduated from Emerson College. [5]

She began her film career at Jersey Films, at one point working as an assistant to Danny DeVito. [6] Through Jersey Films her first film as co-producer was Garden State in 2004. Subsequent executive roles include working at Makeready, New Regency, Bluegrass Films and Paramount. [7] She was included in Variety 's 2023 "Variety500", its list of influential global media leaders. [7]

Selected filmography

TitleYearRole
2004 Garden State Producer
2013 Identity Thief Producer
2013 47 Ronin Producer
2014 Endless Love Producer
2018 A Million Little Pieces Producer
2019 Queen & Slim Producer

References

  1. ↑ "Pamela Abdy '95 on Embracing Life's Detours: Commencement 2023". Emerson College. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Next Generation Class of 2006: Film". The Hollywood Reporter . Associated Press. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (14 June 2023). "Can Warner Bros. Restore Its Movie Glory? Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy Want Christopher Nolan Back, Will Prioritize Theatrical and Take More Big Swings". Variety . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "MGM's Pamela Abdy Talks 'House of Gucci,' the Future of Bond and Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter . 23 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pamela Abdy - Biography". IMDb .
  6. ↑ Razzall, Katie (9 March 2024). "Barbie 2? Warner Bros boss says she would 'love' to make sequel". BBC News . Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Variety500 | Pamela Abdy". Variety . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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