Sophie Watts
| Sophie Watts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sophie Harlan Watts London, England |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Media and Film Executive |
| Known for | President of STX Entertainment |
Sophie Watts is a British film and media executive. She is one of the original members of the media company STX Entertainment, which includes a movie studio, television studio, and digital and immersive content studio, and which is led by businessman and film producer Robert Simonds. She is currently President of STX Entertainment. The company is fully capitalized by private equity giant TPG Growth, Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital, Chinese streaming giant Tencent, Hong Kong-based information and communications technology company PCCW, and a number of high net-worth individuals including philanthropist and filmmaker Gigi Pritzker and businessman William Wrigley, Jr. II. STX Entertainment is currently valued at close to US$1.6 billion.
Watts was born in London, England, the daughter of music video and music film producer Tessa Watts - one of the pioneers of the music video industry at Virgin Records - and rock journalist Michael Watts, and is a member of the prominent Whitney family through birth. She grew up in London and Bedfordshire and attended Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge. She graduated with First-Class Honours (summa cum laude) in History (Master's), and was awarded recognition as a Senior Scholar of her college.
Early in her career, Watts worked in music film, videos and programming with artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, U2, Beyoncé, Madonna, and Mariah Carey. She moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where she was a producer and financier on film projects including the 2011 documentary Bully. The film was awarded the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Stanley Kramer award in 2013, honoring productions and individuals that “illuminate and raise public awareness of important social issues.” By 2014, the film had been viewed by over 3.5 million secondary students across the United States.
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