Lili Fini Zanuck

Birth Name:

Lili Fini

Birth Place:

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Producer, Director

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: "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․"
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․""
Best known as the producer of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Reign of Fire․"

1985ShoWest Award - Producer of the Year:Winner
1990Oscar - Best Picture:Winner
1990PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Winner
1990Wise Owl Award - Television and Theatrical Film Fiction:Nominated
1991BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1998OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
2005OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Winner
2017Harrell Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
2019Grammy - Best Music Film:Nominated

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