Lili Fini Zanuck Biography

Fast Facts

• Became only the second woman ever to win an Academy Award for best picture in 1989 for her work on "Driving Miss Daisy․"
• Married producer Richard D․ Zanuck, whom she met in 1977 after telling him that she wanted his job
• Began her career as a gofer and researcher for the Zanuck/Brown Company
• Got her start as a producer on the film "Cocoon" in 1985
• Quote: "[on women in the industry] "Because we have Sherry Lansing and Amy Pascal and Stacey Snider, etc․, it looks like, Oh, my God, women are running Hollywood․ Women may be running Hollywood, but they're not hiring enough women․""
• Quote: "I feel that when ․․․ women win for best picture, there's some young girl somewhere who believes that's an option open to her now․ So if all you accomplish is that someone sitting at home goes, 'I like her dress and I want that job,' then that's OK․"
• Best known as the producer of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Reign of Fire․"