Wendy Finerman
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| Wendy Finerman | |
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| Born | August 2, 1960 California |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Occupation | producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Canton David Peterson |
| Awards |
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Wendy Finerman (born 1960) is an American film producer of nearly a dozen feature films.
Biography
Finerman was born to a Jewish family.[1] She was 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]
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. Finerman was formerly married to producer Mark Canton and now is married to David Peterson. The mother of four children, she is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and runs her own company, Wendy Finerman Productions.
References
- ↑ The New York Jewish Week: "Jewish Girls And Money" by Amy Spiro October 19, 2010
- ↑ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths FINERMAN, JANE" March 28, 2012
- ↑ MSNBC: "An excerpt from Karen Finerman’s “Finerman’s Rules”" June 5, 2013
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