Wendy Neuss | |
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 Neuss in 1972 | |
| Born | October 24, 1954 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Television and film producer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Television | Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager |
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Wendy Neuss (born October 24, 1954) is an American television and film producer.
Neuss graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. [1]
Neuss was the executive producer of several TV films starring her ex-husband Patrick Stewart, including A Christmas Carol , The Lion in Winter and King of Texas . She produced these films as the president of Flying Freehold Productions, a company she co-founded with Stewart. [1] She was co-producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation and a producer for the series Star Trek: Voyager . [2] [3] She has also produced the Motown series on the Showtime channel.[ citation needed ]
Neuss and Stewart divorced in 2003 after three years of marriage. [4]
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It's called Flying Freehold -- after a British real-estate term
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