1. Sherry Lansing was born on Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31,1944 and is an American former film studio executive serving as chairwoman of Universal Music Group's board of directors since 2023.
16 Facts About Sherry Lansing
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Sherry Lansing previously served as chairwoman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement.
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Sherry Lansing's mother fled from Nazi Germany in 1937, at the age of 17.
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Sherry Lansing was a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority.
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Sherry Lansing appeared in several television shows and documentaries about films, and the actors, and actresses, starring in them.
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Sherry Lansing then became VP of Production at Columbia Pictures and oversaw two highly-successful films, The China Syndrome and Kramer vs Kramer, both released in 1979.
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Sherry Lansing resigned in December 1982 and became a partner with Stanley R Jaffe to form Jaffe-Lansing Productions based at Paramount Pictures.
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Sherry Lansing released a consistent string of minor hits through Paramount before achieving box-office success with Fatal Attraction in 1987, for which Jaffe and Lansing received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture the following year.
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On her own, Sherry Lansing produced the very successful Indecent Proposal, starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore, and Woody Harrelson.
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In 1992, Sherry Lansing was offered the chairmanship of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group.
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Sherry Lansing is co-founder of the Stand Up To Cancer initiative, which funds research teams bringing cancer treatments to patients faster.
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Sherry Lansing was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universal Music Group in 2023.
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Sherry Lansing is a recipient of UCLA Anderson School of Management's highest honor-the Exemplary Leadership in Management Award.
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In 2011, Sherry Lansing pledged $5 million to University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to build a new arts wing, including a 250-seat performance venue.
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Sherry Lansing married fellow student Michael Brownstein in 1967 while attending Northwestern University.
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Sherry Lansing was married to director William Friedkin from 1991 until his death in 2023.