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Entrepreneur
The Resume
(April 29, 1961- )
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VP at TriStar Pictures (1990-1996)
President/CEO at Universal Pictures (1996- )
Why she might be annoying
Despite promoting movies, she would rather read than go to a movie.
She got her degree to become an attorney, but never practiced.
She enjoys being in the company of movie stars.
Why she might not be annoying
Entertainment Weekly selected her the 26th Smartest person in Hollywood (2007).
She is the rare women to head a major motion picture studio.
She started at the bottom in the mailroom of Triad Artists, talent agency.
She has an ability to select films that become highly popular.
She had great success at Universal, with 9 pictures grossing over $100 million domestic in her first two years.
Time described her as 'a gentle general who has inspired great loyalty in her troops' (2002).
She believes in rewarding her employees with incentives for doing good work.
She stood up to Brendan Fraser, desire for a huge salary increase for 'The Mummy' sequel. She stated 'the special effects computers did most of the heavy lifting anyway.'
She graduated UCLA School of Law (1985).
She graduated University of Pennsylvania (1982).
Credit: Ricky & Team Annoy
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