Martha De Laurentiis Biography

Fast Facts

• Was part of the host committee for an event honoring the charity work of producer Simon Fuller and filmmaker Paul Haggis
• Graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind
• Worked as an auditor on films and television in New York City for five years
• In 1999, began working as an Independent Producer for Universal Studios Entertainment
• Joined the Dino de Laurentiis Company in 1980 and went on to produce over 40 films and miniseries alongside her late husband Dino De Laurentiis
• Her production company oversaw the construction of three major international film studios, the Screen Gen Studios, the Warner Bros․/Village Roadshow Studios and the CLA-De Laurentiis studios
• Became owner of a company based on the Universal lot that has a first-look deal there