Deborah Oppenheimer

Deborah Oppenheimer is an American film producer . For her work on Kindertransport - Into a Strange World , she and Mark Jonathan Harris were awarded the prize for best documentary at the 2001 Academy Awards .

biography

Deborah Oppenheimer is the daughter of a survivor of the Kindertransporte who died in 1993. She grew up in Valley Stream ( Nassau County (New York) ) and went to high school there .

She graduated from Buffalo State College in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in English and initially worked for John Wiley & Sons . However, in 1981 she switched to television and worked as a TV producer and later as Vice President for Production at Lorimar Television , a company that is now part of the Warner Brothers Group. In 2013 she joined Carnival Films as Executive Vice President .

Work (selection)

as a producer

• 1998–1990: The Hogan Clan ( sitcom , 4 episodes)
• 1990–1991: Between couch and camera (TV series, 18 episodes)
• 1996: Life with Roger (TV series, 20 episodes)
• 2000: Kindertransport - Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
• 2001: The Oblongs ( animated series , 6 episodes)
• 2000–2002: Nikki (TV series, 37 episodes)
• 2002-2004: George Lopez Show (22 episodes)
• 2004: Drew Carey Show ( comedy series , 143 episodes)
• 2005–2006: Freddie (sitcom, 22 episodes)
• 2013: Family Tree ( Mockumentary , 8 episodes)

Awards

For Kindertransport - To a strange world :

Won

• 2000: "Crystal Heart Award" from the Heartland Film Festival
• 2001: Best Documentary at the 2001 Academy Awards

Nominated

• 2000: "Video Source Award" from the International Documentary Association

Web links

• Deborah Oppenheimer in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oppenheimer Honored With South's DA Award , Valley Stream Observer, June / July 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
2. ↑ Deborah Oppenheimer Named EVP At Carnival Films , deadline.com, August 14, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.