Letty Aronson
Ellen Letty Aronson (née Konigsberg;[1] born in 1943), is an American film producer and is the younger sister of writer and director Woody Allen.[2]
Letty Aronson | |
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Born | Ellen Letty Konigsberg November 30, 1943 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College, New York University |
Occupation | film producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Known for | producing Academy Award-nominated films |
Spouse(s) | Sidney Aronson (c. 1968–2002; his death) |
Children | 3 |
Family | Woody Allen (brother) |
Awards | Golden Globe Award (2009) |
Personal life
Aronson was born Ellen Letty Konigsberg in 1943 in New York City,[3][4] to Nettie (née Cherry; 1906–2002) and Martin Königsberg (1900–2001),[5] and was raised in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York.[6] Her older brother is writer and director Woody Allen. Aronson comes from a Jewish family; her grandparents were from Russia and Austria. She was educated at Brooklyn College and New York University. Aronson was married to Sidney Aronson, an elementary school principal in Brooklyn who died in 2002.[7] They had three children together, Christopher, Erika and Alexa.[8]
Career
She has produced many of her brother Woody Allen's films including Bullets over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Celebrity (1998), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Anything Else (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Whatever Works (2009), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), To Rome with Love (2012), and Blue Jasmine (2013).
Filmography
As a Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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1994 | Bullets over Broadway | |
1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Television movie |
1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | |
1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | |
1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | co-executive producer |
1998 | Into My Heart | executive producer |
1998 | Celebrity | |
1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | |
1999 | Story of a Bad Boy | co-executive producer |
1999 | Women Talking Dirty | co-executive producer |
1999 | Just Looking | co-executive producer |
2000 | Small Time Crooks | |
2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | |
2002 | Hollywood Ending | |
2003 | Anything Else | |
2004 | Melinda and Melinda | |
2005 | Match Point | |
2006 | Scoop | |
2007 | Cassandra's Dream | |
2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | |
2009 | Whatever Works | |
2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | |
2011 | Midnight in Paris | |
2012 | To Rome with Love | |
2013 | Blue Jasmine | |
2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | |
2015 | Irrational Man | |
2016 | Café Society | |
2017 | Wonder Wheel | |
2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | |
TBA | Rifkin's Festival | |
Awards & Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2008 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Picture - Musical or Comedy | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Won |
2012 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
2012 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | Nominated | |
2012 | Hollywood Film Awards | Producer of the Year | Won | |
2012 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominated | |
2014 | Blue Jasmine | Nominated | ||
References
- Hoffman, Barbara, "Woody and his sister", The New York Post, October 15, 2011
- "Woody Allen's Sister Says His Daughter Dylan Farrow 'Capitalized' on the #MeToo Movement". People. January 28, 2018.
- "Letty Aronson". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- Woody Allen; Robert E. Kapsis; Kathie Coblentz (2006). Woody Allen: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-1-57806-793-0.
- "Martin Konigsberg, 100, Woody Allen's Father". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- Toy, Vivian S. "Living In Midwood, Brooklyn". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Paid Notice: Deaths ARONSON, SIDNEY". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Paid Notice: Deaths ARONSON, SIDNEY". New York Times. May 19, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
Further reading
- Kaufman, Anthony, "Aronson: Stoking Woody's annual output", Variety, September 22, 2011