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Sherry Lansing
American film studio executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive. The chairwoman of the Universal Music Group board of directors, she was the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures[1] and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement. From 1999 to 2022, she was on the University of California Board of Regents. In 2005, she became the first female movie studio head to place hand and foot prints at the Grauman's Chinese Theater.[2][3] In 2001, she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in the US by Ladies' Home Journal,[4] and The Hollywood Reporter named her number 1 on its Power 100 list numerous times.[5]
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Born | Sherry Lee Duhl (1944-07-31) July 31, 1944 (age 79) |
Alma mater | Northwestern University (BS) |
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Years active | 1968–2008 |
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