Amy Pascal
| Amy Pascal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amy Beth Pascal March 25, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Residence | Brentwood, Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Crossroads School University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Business executive, film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Bernard Weinraub (1997–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony H. Pascal Barbara Pascal |
Amy Beth Pascal (born March 25, 1958) is an American business executive and film producer. She served as the Chairperson of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Co-Chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Television, from 2006 until 2015. She has overseen the production and distribution of many films and television programs, and was co-chairman during the late-2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. Her current company, Pascal Pictures, has obtained rights to produce several films.
Pascal was born on March 25, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Anthony H. Pascal, was an economic researcher at the RAND Corporation who wrote about African American social inequality and the cost of AIDS. Her mother, Barbara Pascal, was a librarian and owner of an art bookstore, Artworks. Pascal attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica. She then worked as a bookkeeper at Crossroads School while getting her international relations degree at UCLA.
Pascal started her career as a secretary working for producer Tony Garnett at the independent production company Kestrel Films. From 1986 to 1987, she served as Vice President of Production at 20th Century Fox.
Pascal joined Columbia Pictures in 1988, where she was responsible for the development of films including: Groundhog Day, Little Women, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own. She left Columbia in 1994 and served for two years as the President of Production for Turner Pictures while Scott Sassa was president of Turner Entertainment. During her time at Turner, Pascal hired Damon Lee as a development director.
...
Wikipedia