Pamela Abdy
{{short description|American film producer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 23, 1973}}
| birth_place = United States
| alma_mater = Emerson College{{cite web |url=https://today.emerson.edu/2023/05/14/pamela-abdy-95-on-embracing-lifes-detours-commencement-2023/ |title=Pamela Abdy '95 on Embracing Life's Detours: Commencement 2023 |publisher=Emerson College |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=23 August 2024}}
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| occupation = Film producer, film studio executive
| years_active = 1996–present
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Pamela Abdy (born November 23, 1973){{cite news |title=Next Generation Class of 2006: Film |agency=Associated Press |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 November 2006 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/next-generation-class-2006-film-142310/ |access-date=10 March 2024}} is an American film producer and studio executive. Since 2022, she has been co-chair and co-CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.{{cite magazine |title=Can Warner Bros. Restore Its Movie Glory? Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy Want Christopher Nolan Back, Will Prioritize Theatrical and Take More Big Swings |first=Matt |last=Donnelly |magazine=Variety |date=14 June 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/warner-bros-christopher-nolan-film-execs-new-strategy-interview-1235642666/ |access-date=10 March 2024}}
Early life and career
Abdy was born to a Syrian American father and an Italian American mother.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/pamela-abdy-mgm-house-of-gucci-bond-legally-blonde-3-1235050312/ | title=MGM's Pamela Abdy Talks 'House of Gucci,' the Future of Bond and Amazon | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=23 November 2021 }} She danced competitively as a teenager and later graduated from Emerson College.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008330/bio/ | title=Pamela Abdy - Biography | website=IMDb }}
She began her film career at Jersey Films, at one point working as an assistant to Danny DeVito.{{cite news |title=Barbie 2? Warner Bros boss says she would 'love' to make sequel |first=Katie |last=Razzall |work=BBC News |date=9 March 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68485346 |access-date=10 March 2024}} Through Jersey Films her first film as co-producer was Garden State in 2004. Subsequent executive roles include working at Makeready, New Regency, Bluegrass Films and Paramount.{{cite news |title=Variety500 {{!}} Pamela Abdy |date=19 December 2023 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/exec/pamela-abdy/ |access-date=10 March 2024}} She was included in Variety{{'}}s 2023 "Variety500", its list of influential global media leaders.
Selected filmography
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2004 | Garden State | Producer |
2013 | Identity Thief | Producer |
2013 | 47 Ronin | Producer |
2014 | Endless Love | Producer |
2018 | A Million Little Pieces | Producer |
2019 | Queen & Slim | Producer |
References
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Category:Film producers from New Jersey
Category:American women film producers