Raffaella De Laurentiis
{{Short description|Italian film producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Guido Borghi anni sessanta.png
| alt =
| caption = Raffaella De Laurentiis (left) with her sister Veronica and Guido Borghi, Italian entrepreneur
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|06|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
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| nationality = Italian
| other_names =
| occupation = Film producer
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| children =
| parents = Dino De Laurentiis
Silvana Mangano
| relatives = Veronica De Laurentiis (sister)
Federico De Laurentiis (brother)
Giada De Laurentiis (niece)
| spouse = Buzz Feitshans
}}
Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952{{Cite book |last=Kezich |first=Tullio |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54534193 |title=Dino: the life and films of Dino De Laurentiis |date=2004 |publisher=Miramax Books/Hyperion |others=Alessandra Levantesi |isbn=0-7868-6902-X |edition=1st |location=New York |oclc=54534193}}) is an Italian film producer. Films which she has produced include Conan the Barbarian,{{Cite web|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/raffaella-de-laurentiis-options-lucinda-rileys-the-seven-sisters-for-television-394d0a4237fe/|title=Raffaella de Laurentiis Options Lucinda Riley's "The Seven Sisters" for Television|website=Women and Hollywood|access-date=2020-04-20}} Conan the Destroyer, Dune, Prancer, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, all films in the Dragonheart series, The Forbidden Kingdom and Kull the Conqueror.
She is the daughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis and actress Silvana Mangano. She is the sister of Veronica De Laurentiis, who is the mother of Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis.{{Cite web|title=Let's Do Lunch|first=George|last=Kalogerakis|url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/lets-do-lunch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/giada-at-home-who-is-aunt-raffy.html/|title='Giada at Home': Who Is Aunt Raffy?|last1=Haviland|first1=Lou|date=2020-04-07|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}} She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show Giada at Home.
Career
De Laurentiis began working on films by contributing to the props and set departments of her father's productions. However, her first major credit came in 1973 as an assistant costume designer on Luchino Visconti's Ludwig.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} She then worked as a production assistant on Hurricane (1979) before stepping into a producer role at Dino De Laurentiis Productions.{{cite web |last1=Friendly |first1=David T. |title=Another De Laurentiis Produces |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-09-ca-5384-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=9 October 1986}}
In 1987, she left her role as president of production at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG).{{cite web |last1=Knoedelseder |first1=William K. |title=Raffaella De Laurentiis Resigns Production Post |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-05-fi-625-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=5 August 1987}} While at DEG, she read the script for Prancer and eventually produced the film as her first theatrical venture under her Raffaella Productions banner.{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58238 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=catalog.afi.com}}
In 1989, she entered a long-term relationship with Universal Pictures wherein De Laurentiis would produce their projects for a two-year production agreement.{{Cite news|date=17 May 1989|title=De Laurentiis' daughter pacts with Universal|page=15|work=Variety}}
Three years after her father's death in 2010, De Laurentiis began pursuing a TV miniseries and theatrical biography about him.{{cite web |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |title=Dino De Laurentiis Projects May Be Headed for the Big and Smallscreen |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/dino-de-laurentiis-biopic-miniseries-and-movie-1200589061/ |website=Variety |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=26 August 2013}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1981
| Frank C. Clarke | |
| 1982
| |
| rowspan=2| 1984
| |
| Dune
| |
| 1986
| Tai-Pan | |
| 1989
| Prancer | |
| rowspan=2| 1991
| |
| Timebomb
| |
| 1993
| Also unit production manager |
| 1994
| Tia Brelis | |
| rowspan=2| 1996
|rowspan=2| Rob Cohen | |
| Daylight
| Executive producer |
| 1997
| Also production manager |
| 1998
| |
| 2000
| Dragonheart: A New Beginning | Direct-to-video |
| 2001
| Direct-to-video |
| 2004
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Executive producer |
| 2007
| Doug Lefler | |
| 2008
| Executive producer |
| 2015
| Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire | Patrik Syversen | Direct-to-video |
| What Happened to Monday
| |
| 2019
| Direct-to-video |
| 2020
| Ivan Silvestrini | Direct-to-video |
| 2022
| Prancer: A Christmas Tale | Direct-to-video |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Title ! width=65 | Producer ! width=65 | Executive ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=4| 1994
| Vanishing Son | {{no}} | {{yes}} | TV movie |
| Vanishing Son II
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | TV movie |
| Vanishing Son III
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | TV movie |
| Vanishing Son IV
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | TV movie |
| 1995
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | |
| 1997
| The Guardian | {{yes}} | {{no}} | TV movie |
| 2001
| Uprising | {{yes}} | {{no}} | TV movie |
| 2003
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | TV movie |
References
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External links
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Category:Italian film producers
Category:People of Campanian descent
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