Debra Hill
Birth Name:
Debra Hill
Birth Place:
Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Script department, Director, Actress, Assistant director, Editorial department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Worked to end gender discrimination in the workplace and advocated for women's rights, for which she was honored with a Crystal Award from Women in Film
- Her career began as a production assistant on adventure documentaries, and upon entering the movie business she became unhappy with the disadvantages she faced, due to her gender
- Quote: "I hope some day there won't be a need for Women in Film․ That it will be People in Film․ That it will be equal pay, equal rights and equal job opportunities for everybody․"
- In 1988 she worked under a contract with Walt Disney Pictures, producing short films for the theme parks
- Teamed up with John Carpenter and co-writing "Halloween," receiving high praise and success as the two wrote two more sequels to the horror film
- Before her death she worked on the film "World Trade Center" and is credited as one of the main producers of the film
- Was a member of the Producers Guild of America, as well as being an executive committee member of the producer's branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences