Jennifer Todd


Jennifer Todd is an American film producer. She has served as President of Film at the Mark Gordon Company and President of Pearl Street Films, the production company of actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
As of June 2018 Jennifer has had a first look deal with Amblin/Dreamworks for her company Jennifer Todd Pictures.

Life and career

Todd was born in Los Angeles, California. Her credits include the three Austin Powers films, Boiler Room, Prime, Must Love Dogs, and Memento, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for producing. Jennifer has produced alongside her sister, Suzanne Todd, also a producer. She produces the Showtime series "City on a Hill" starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge which starts its second season in 2020. She also produced "The Way Back" for WB starring Ben Affleck that will be released in 2020.
Todd also produced Across the Universe, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess and directed by Julie Taymor, as well as The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. She produced the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.
Todd is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2018 she was elected to the Board of Governors as a Governor for the Producers Branch.
She co-produced the 89th and 90th Academy Awards with Michael De Luca. She was nominated for an Emmy for producing both shows.

Awards

Todd was nominated for an Emmy for producing the HBO film If These Walls Could Talk 2, and won the Lucy Award from Women in Film for the project as well.

Awards and nominations for films she produced or co-produced

If These Walls Could Talk 2, cast and creators awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in a creative work that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.
Memento, nominated for two Academy Awards in 2002; won three Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature.
Across the Universe, nominated for a 2008 Academy Award ; nominated for a Golden Globe

Family

Todd has two children with her partner, actor Chris Messina.

Filmography

All films, she was producer unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmNotes
1988Lucky StiffAssistant to director
1989Lethal Weapon 2Assistant: Joel Silver
1990Die Hard 2Assistant: Joel Silver
1990The Adventures of Ford FairlaneAssistant: Joel Silver

;Thanks
YearFilmNotes
2010MonogamySpecial thanks
2014Alex of VeniceSpecial thanks

Television

;Miscellaneous crew
YearTitleNotes
1989−92Tales from the CryptAssistant: Joel Silver