Lauren shuler donner biography of nancy

Mom," one of the top ten grossing films the year. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty in Pink," both of which garnered platinum records for their soundtracks. In the early '90s, Shuler Donner produced the box office smash hits "Dave" and "Free Willy," two of the top ten films of She has been recognized for her body of work in by Premiere magazine with the Producer Icon Award, and was recognized by Daily Variety with a Billion Dollar Producer special issue.

Shuler Donner has produced every "X-Men" film in the franchise and all the spin off including "Logan" and "Deadpool" and the upcoming "New Mutants". Shuler Donner is a dedicated philanthropist who thrives on giving back to the community. Working alongside her husband, renowned director Richard Donner, Lauren's production company has been involved in many of these projects.

Lauren has also received several awards for her contributions to the film industry, including the 'Lifetime Achievement Award''Producer Icon Award'and 'Crystal Award' Apart from her success in the entertainment industry, Lauren has also been recognized for her philanthropic efforts. Legion 8. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 5. The Gifted 7. Deadpool 2 7.

Logan 8. X-Men: Apocalypse 6. Deadpool 8. X-Men: Days of Future Past 7. Laughs Unlimited TV Movie. The Wolverine 6. X-Men: First Class 7. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 5. See all. Previous 3. Maverick 7. Lethal Weapon 3 6. While working at Motown, Donner became a personal friend of National Lampoon writer John Hughesand convinced him to write a script that would become her feature film producing debut, the comedy hit Mr.

Momstarring Michael Keaton.

Lauren shuler donner biography of nancy

She produced only two more of her husband's movies, Radio Flyerand Timeline She said their professional relationship helped her learn how to work on action films: "if I hadn't seen how he did action movies, I wouldn't have had the wherewithal to even pursue an X-Men or a Constantine. Donner has liberal political views and likes to work on movies that express her beliefs — Dave for politics, Free Willy for marine life and Hotel for Dogs for animal rights.

She donates yearly to Canine Companions. She has served on the advisory boards of Planned Parenthood and TreePeople. She is a long time board member of LupusLA. Donner has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Her husband Richard Donner died on July 5,at the age of Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

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