Laurie MacDonald

Laurie MacDonald

producer, writer

Laurie MacDonald was born on Dec 19, 1953 in USA. Laurie MacDonald's big-screen debut came with Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland directed by Masami Hata in 1989. Laurie MacDonald is known for The Trial of the Chicago 7 directed by Aaron Sorkin, Eddie Redmayne stars as Tom Hayden and Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis. Laurie MacDonald has got 6 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Laurie MacDonald achieved is Christopher Awards. The upcoming new movie Laurie MacDonald plays is The Trial of the Chicago 7 which will be released on Oct 16, 2020.

Laurie MacDonald began her career as a documentary and news producer at KRON, the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. She later joined Columbia Pictures, where she served as a Vice President of Production. After four years, MacDonald started her own production company with her husband, screenwriter, and producer Walter Parkes. Together they have produced the Men In Black series, Gladiator, Flight, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Ring, The Mask of Zorro, Twister and Amistad, as well as the screen adaptations of The Kite Runner and Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and many others. In total, films produced or executive produced by MacDonald and Parkes have grossed over $6B globally.

  • Birthday

    Dec 19, 1953
  • Place of Birth

    USA

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 4 nominations

Christopher Awards
2008
Feature Films
Winner - Christopher Award
Ghent International Film Festival
2008
Winner - Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
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