Laura Ziskin Biography (1950-)
Full name, Laura Ellen Ziskin; born March 3, 1950, in San Fernando Valley, CA; daughter of Jay (a writer) and Mae Lee Ziskin; married Julian Barry (a writer; divorced); companion of Alvin Sargent (a writer); children: (first marriage) Julia Barry.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Producer
- Birth Details
- March 3, 1950
- San Fernando Valley, California, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Director
- Oh, What a Day! 1914, 1994
- Executive Producer
- Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
- As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends), TriStar, 1997
- Producer
- Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985
- (With Robert Garland) No Way Out, Orion, 1987
- (With Ian Sander) D.O.A., Buena Vista, 1988
- (With Taylor Hackford and Ian Sander) Everybody's All-American (also known as When I Fall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988
- The Rescue, Buena Vista, 1988
- The Doctor, Buena Vista, 1991
- What about Bob?, Buena Vista, 1991
- Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992
- To Die For, Columbia, 1995
- Spider-Man, Columbia, 2002
- Associate Producer
- Eyes of Laura Mars, Columbia, 1978
- Television Work
- Executive Producer; Movies
- Fail Safe, CBS, 2000
- Dinner with Friends, HBO, 2001
- Producer; Movies
- One Cooks, the Other Doesn't, CBS, 1983
- Producer; Specials
- How I Learned to Drive, HBO, 2001
- WRITINGS
- Stories for Films
- What about Bob?, Buena Vista, 1991
- (With Alvin Sargent and David Webb Peoples) Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992