Sherry Lansing. Producer: Indecent Proposal. Sherry was born in Chicago and pursued an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in two films, Loving (1970) and Rio Lobo (1970), Sherry decided to leave the acting field.
Sherry Lansing, 57, chairwoman of Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, is one of Hollywood’s highest-ranking female executives. Lansing, a former teacher, model and actress, is married to Oscar-winning director William Friedkin (“The French Connection”). * “It’s a day I will never...
Charlize Theron Celebrates Next Wave of Women “Tearing Down the Building,” Accepts Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at THR’s Women in Entertainment Event At The Hollywood Reporter's annual gala, the Oscar-winning actress and producer recognized the women who paved the way for her career, work...
Lansing went on to change Hollywood, when she became the first woman to run a major movie studio – a true Hollywood story told in a recent book ("Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker" by Stephen Galloway). But when she headed west at the age of 22...
Sherry Lansing. AP/Wide World Photos/Fashion Wire Daily . in speech and theater from Northwestern University in 1966, she set out for Hollywood. Lansing spent three years as a high school teacher in the tough Watts district of Los Angeles and worked as a bit-part actress and commercial model...
A former model and actress, Sherry laughs when recalling the photo shoot: “I kept telling them I didn’t want any close-up pictures, and all I could see was this giant lens getting closer to my face.” Related Stories Related Story Sherry Lansing Book Excerpt: Screaming Matches ...
Sherry Lansing. Producer: Indecent Proposal. Sherry was born in Chicago and pursued an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in two films, Loving (1970) and Rio Lobo (1970), Sherry decided to leave the acting field.