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Wendy Finerman is an American film producer of nearly a dozen feature films. Biography. Finerman was born to a Jewish family [1] and raised in Beverly Hills, California. [2] . Her sister, Karen Finerman, is a hedgefund owner/trader in New York City and appears on CNBC's Fast Money. [3]
Wendy Finerman. Producer: Forrest Gump. Finerman was one of three producers who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Forrest Gump in 1994 and a BAFTA Award for Fairy Tale in 1998. She has also produced such popular films as The Fan, Stepmom, Drumline, and The Devil Wears Prada.
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- Producer
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Wendy Finerman
Jul 1, 2007 · Learn how Wendy Finerman, a Wharton graduate, persevered for nine years to make Forrest Gump, a film that won six Oscars, including hers. Read about her other successful productions, such as The Devil Wears Prada and P.S., I Love You.
Wendy Finerman is a producer of movies such as Forrest Gump, Drumline and One for the Money. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and went to the same high school as many celebrities.
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Mar 22, 2012 · Wendy Finerman on Staying in the Picture. The Hollywood hit-maker talks about breaking into the boys club, thriving in a cutthroat business, and banking some of the biggest movies in history.
Oct 31, 2016 · Wendy Finerman is a movie producer with films like Forrest Gump and The Devil Wears Prada to her name. But pursuing her career has often meant being the only woman in a crew of...
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May 3, 2022 · The first week of February 2003, The Devil Wears Prada was published. All signs pointed to it being big—Weisberger promoted it on the Today show, the first print run was 100,000 copies, and Wendy Finerman, the producer who optioned it for film, was known for the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump. Article continues below.
