Jennifer Todd

Jennifer Todd (born October 3, 1969) is an American film producer. She has served as President of Film at the Mark Gordon Company and President of Pearl Street Films, the production company of actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.[1] As of June 2018 Jennifer has had a first look deal with Amblin/Dreamworks for her company Jennifer Todd Pictures.[2]

Jennifer Todd
Born	(1969-10-03) October 3, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1995–present
Title	President of Pearl Street Films
Partner(s)	Chris Messina
Children	2

Life and career

Todd was born in Los Angeles, California. Her credits include the three Austin Powers films, Boiler Room, Prime, Must Love Dogs, and Memento, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for producing. Jennifer has produced alongside her sister, Suzanne Todd, also a producer. She produces the Showtime series "City on a Hill" starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge which starts its second season in 2020. She also produced "The Way Back" for WB starring Ben Affleck that will be released in 2020.

Todd also produced Across the Universe, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess and directed by Julie Taymor, as well as The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. She produced (with Richard D. Zanuck) the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.[3]

Todd is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2018 she was elected to the Board of Governors as a Governor for the Producers Branch.

She co-produced the 89th and 90th Academy Awards with Michael De Luca. She was nominated for an Emmy for producing both shows.

Awards

Todd was nominated for an Emmy for producing the HBO film If These Walls Could Talk 2, and won the Lucy Award from Women in Film for the project as well.

Awards and nominations for films she produced or co-produced

If These Walls Could Talk 2, cast and creators awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in a creative work that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.[4]

Memento, nominated for two Academy Awards in 2002; won three Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature.[5]

Across the Universe, nominated for a 2008 Academy Award (Best Costume Design); nominated for a Golden Globe (Best Picture, Musical/Comedy)

Family

Todd has two children with her partner, actor Chris Messina .[6]

Filmography

All films, she was producer unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit
1995	Now and Then	Executive producer
1997	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1999	Idle Hands
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2000	Boiler Room
	Memento
2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember
2005	Must Love Dogs
	Prime
2006	Zoom
2007	Across the Universe
2008	The Accidental Husband
2010	The Romantics
	Alice in Wonderland
2012	Celeste and Jesse Forever
2013	The To Do List
2014	Learning to Drive	Executive producer
2016	Alice Through the Looking Glass
	Jason Bourne	Executive producer
	Live by Night
2020	The Way Back
TBA	Witness for the Prosecution

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Notes
1988	Lucky Stiff	Assistant to director
1989	Lethal Weapon 2	Assistant: Joel Silver
1990	Die Hard 2
	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Thanks

Year	Film	Notes
2010	Monogamy	Special thanks
2014	Alex of Venice

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2000	If These Walls Could Talk 2	Executive producer	Television film
2015	Project Greenlight	Executive producer	Documentary
	The Leisure Class	Executive producer	Television film
2016−17	Incorporated	Executive producer
2017	89th Academy Awards		Television special
2018	90th Academy Awards		Television special
2019	City on a Hill

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Title	Notes
1989−92	Tales from the Crypt	Assistant: Joel Silver

References

1. "Jennifer Todd Named President of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Production Co". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
2. https://deadline.com/2018/05/amblin-jennifer-todd-production-deal-1202395877/
3. "Alice in Wonderland". March 5, 2010 – via IMDb.
4. "Past Recipients". Wif.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
5. "Memento". May 25, 2001 – via IMDb.
6. https://www.bustle.com/articles/39227-who-is-jennifer-todd-mindy-project-star-chris-messina-has-a-highly-successful-partner

External links

• Jennifer Todd on IMDb