Margaret Riley
{{Short description|American film and television producer (1965–2024)}}
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| name = Margaret Riley
| image = Publicity_Photo_of_Margaret_Riley.jpg
| caption = Publicity photo of Margaret Riley
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|12|9}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|23|1965|12|9}}
| death_place = Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| other_names =
| occupation = Film producer
| years_active =
| known_for =
| notable_works = Bombshell
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Margaret Riley (December 9, 1965 – January 23, 2024) was an American film and television producer, agent, and manager. She was known for producing the film Bombshell (2019). She was also an executive producer on the films Gray Matters (2006), Love & Other Drugs (2010), and Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021), and the television series Ratched (2020). Riley's clients included Mark Ruffalo, Bridget Moynahan, Anthony E. Zuiker, Charles Randolph, Margaret Nagle and Joe Berlinger.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/margaret-riley-dead-bombshell-lighthouse-management-1235805977/|title=Margaret Riley, 'Bombshell' Producer and Lighthouse Management Partner, Dies at 58|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2024}} Zuiker said, "Margaret Riley managed me for a quarter of a century".{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/anthony-zuiker-margaret-riley-manager-dead-csi-1235804271/|title=Anthony Zuiker Remembers His Manager Of 25 Years Margaret Riley: "She Gave Me The Gift Of A Long Career And Helped Me Find A Voice"|website=Deadline|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2024}}
Personal life and death
Riley was born on December 9, 1965. She received a journalism degree from the University of Kansas. Riley moved to Los Angeles and received a graduate degree from the American Film Institute. She died of ovarian cancer at her home in Brentwood on January 23, 2024, at the age of 58.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/margaret-riley-dead-1235803924/|title=Margaret Riley Dies: 'Bombshell' Producer & Lighthouse Management Partner Was 58|website=Deadline|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0727118}}
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Category:American women film producers
Category:Deaths from ovarian cancer in California
Category:Hollywood talent agents
Category:University of Kansas alumni
Category:People from Brentwood, Los Angeles
Category:American women television producers
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