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Born in Chicago, Sherry Lansing studied acting at Northwestern University and appeared in two Hollywood films before she decided to give up acting in favor of the executive side of the movie industry. Starting in development, she soon became Vice President in charge of production at Columbia Pictures. Then, in 1980, Lansing became the first woman to head a major Hollywood studio when she was hired as President of 20th Century Fox. She would continue as a producer, partnering with Stanley R. Jaffe, and eventually moving to the position of Chairman of the Motion Pictures Group at Paramount. Sherry Lansing retired as the head of Paramount in 2005. The following year she received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 79th Academy Awards, in recognition of her long commitment to supporting cancer research.

The Rugrats Movie ( 1998) | IMDb: 5.9

Adventure , Animation , Comedy , Family

Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated movie to star the little tots. It's the story of diaper-clad kids, told from a baby's point- of-view, and they were one of the hottest-selling toy franchises of the late '90s.

Starring:

Whoopi Goldberg , David Spade , Elizabeth Daily , Tara Strong , Christine Cavanaugh , Kath Soucie

Directed by:

Igor Kovalyov , Marco Cinello , Norton Virgien

Produced by:

Albie Hecht , Sherry Lansing , Hal Waite

Indecent Proposal ( 1993) | IMDb: 6

Drama , Romance

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

Starring:

Robert Redford , Demi Moore , Woody Harrelson , Seymour Cassel , Oliver Platt , Billy Bob Thornton

Directed by:

Ian Woolf , Adrian Lyne , Ruth A. Redfern

Produced by:

Sherry Lansing , Tom Schulman , Bill Dance

Black Rain ( 1989) | IMDb: 6.6

Action , Drama , Thriller

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

Starring:

Michael Douglas , Andy García , Ken Takakura , Kate Capshaw , Yūsaku Matsuda , Shigeru Kōyama

Directed by:

Bettiann Fishman , Aldric La'Auli Porter , Dennis Maguire

Produced by:

Melissa Skoff , Patt McCurdy , Mel Dellar

Sherry Lansing Movies: Top 3 Performances by a Successful Producer

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