Paula Weinstein, an accomplished Hollywood executive and producer known for her work on film and television projects such as “The Perfect Storm” and “Grace and Frankie,” has died at the age of 78.
Weinstein’s daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, showed the Emmy winner’s death on Monday in heartfelt sentiment by highlighting her mother’s professional accomplishments and philanthropic work, and urging Americans to vote in the upcoming presidential election. No cause of death was given.
“Global is less my mother,” Rosenberg said.
“She is a masterful maker and a force of nature for the things she believed in, adding up the many projects that marked her illustrious career, the stories she fought to tell, and the social justice reasons she championed. “
Over the course of his career, Weinstein has produced more than 30 films, the crisis drama “The Perfect Storm” (2000) starring George Clooney, the Oscar-nominated mystery film “Blood Diamond” (2006) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and the romantic comedy “Monster-Mother-in-Law. “(2005) with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda.
Weinstein has also worked on several television movies, for which she has been nominated for several Emmy Awards and Producers Guild of America Awards. He won two Emmy Awards: one for the HBO biopic “Truman” (1995), starring Gary Sinise as the President of the United States, and another for the HBO political drama “Recount” (2008), starring Laura Dern, Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey and John Hurt. He also won a PGA Award for “Truman. “
One of the last projects tackled by Weinstein was the popular Netflix comedy series “Grace and Frankie,” starring Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Weinstein served as an executive producer on the series for all seven seasons, from 2015 to 2022.
In addition to generating projects on the big and small screen, Weinstein has held executive positions at Hollywood institutions, according to a biography provided through his representative. She has served as president of United Artists, executive vice president of Fox, and vice president of Warner. Bros. before taking the role in 2013 as chief content officer at Tribeca Enterprises, which organizes the annual Tribeca Film Festival.
Beyond Hollywood, Weinstein was politically involved: He served on the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and raised millions of dollars for Democratic candidates for more than two decades, according to his representatives.
“She broke barriers in Hollywood and raised other women with her,” Rosenberg continued in her statement.
“And I know my mother would need me to upload this: If you need to honor him, avoid what he’s doing and turn your attention to President Biden’s re-election and make sure the Democrats win the election so we can be sure democracy survives in America and around the world.
She married fellow manufacturer Mark Rosenberg, who died of a heart attack in November 1992. The two founded the production company Spring Creek Productions.
In 1993, Weinstein spoke to the Times about continuing her job after wasting her husband and raising her daughter alone.
“I had a smart upbringing,” he says, “an extremely strong mother who told me, ‘Don’t be ridiculous. ‘No matter what, you pick yourself up and keep going. ‘And I had the wisdom to marry a guy who was exactly the same. So every moment, when I think, “Oh my God, not today,” I hear those voices saying, “Get out of bed, do your job, I love that baby, laugh. “
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