Laurie MacDonald (born December 19, 1953) is an American film producer. She is married to Walter F. Parkes. MacDonald and Parkes helped build the original DreamWorks SKG, where Parkes served as the head of its motion picture division.[1][2][3][4][5] After their time at DreamWorks, they founded their own production company, Parkes + MacDonald.[6]
Laurie MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1953 USA |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Walter F. Parkes |
Filmography
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editProducer
- Men in Black (1997)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- The Ring (2002)
- The Terminal (2004)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Just like Heaven (2005)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- The Burning Plain (2008)
- The Uninvited (2009)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Flight (2012)
- Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
- Rings (2017)
- Men in Black: International (2019)
- The Good Spy (TBA)
Executive producer
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
- Twister (1996)
- The Trigger Effect (1996)
- The Peacemaker (1997)
- Amistad (1997)
- The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- Gladiator (2000)
- The Time Machine (2002)
- The Tuxedo (2002)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- The Island (2005)
- The Lookout (2007)
- The Kite Runner (2007)
- Tulip Fever (2017)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
- Gladiator II (2024)
Television
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- Birdland (1994)
- Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001)
- Crossbones (2014)
- The Slap (2015)
- Warrior (2015) (TV pilot)
References
edit- ^ Lyman, Rick (2001-06-05). "DreamWorks Names Chief Of Production". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "DreamWorks Film Executive Leaves". Los Angeles Times. 1999-07-31. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Parkes and MacDonald Renew DreamWorks Deal". www.digitaljournal.com. 2000-05-23. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Masters, Kim (2007-01-29). "What's Wrong with DreamWorks?". Esquire. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2008-11-12). "Producer pair in DreamWorks pact". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on New 'Malala' Doc, Feminist Barbie and a Revived 'Men in Black' (Sans Will Smith)". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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