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Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, [1] rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures in 1987.
Dawn Steele (born 11 December 1975) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayals of the characters Alexandra “Lexie” MacDonald from the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen, Alice Trevanion in the ITV drama series Wild at Heart and Dr. Annie Jandhu/Murdoch in BBC Soap Opera River City.
Dawn Steel was a pioneer for women in film, who produced movies like Fallen, City of Angels, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. She also became the first female head of a major studio, Columbia Pictures, in 1987, and wrote a best-selling autobiography.
- Producer
- August 19, 1946
- Dawn Steel
- December 20, 1997
Dec 22, 1997 · Dawn Steel, the scrappy, shoot-from-the-hip college dropout who shattered Hollywood’s glass ceiling to become the industry’s first female studio chief, died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital Saturday...
Nov 22, 2021 · Dawn Steel was a trailblazing executive who rose from sports publishing to become the president of Columbia Pictures in 1987. She faced challenges, controversies and betrayals in her career, but also made some of the most successful movies of the decade.
Dec 22, 1997 · Dawn Steel, the first woman to head a major movie studio and who played a prominent role advancing other women to top jobs in Hollywood, died on Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
Dawn Steel. Producer: Fallen. Born in New York City. Championed motion picture marketing tie-ins with the overwhelming success of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) campaign. Became the first woman to head a major film studio in 1987 (Columbia) and hold the title of "Studio President."
