Julie Yorn

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Julie Yorn (* 1966 as Julie Silverman ) is an American film producer who was nominated for an Oscar .

Life

Julie Yorn attended Tulane University . Her mother was Dr. Sydel Silverman (1933–2019; née Finfer), an American anthropologist and chair of the Wenner-Gren Foundation. Her father was the New York City artist Mel Silverman (1931–1966) and her stepfather was Professor Dr. Eric R. Wolf (1923–1999), who taught anthropology at Lehman College . She married attorney Kevin Yorn, brother of singer-songwriter Pete Yorn , and together they are parents to a daughter who was born in 2000.

Career

Yorn's career began as an executive producer at the film Trees Lounge - The Bar That Spins Everything in 1996. Other films followed before she was responsible for the first time as a producer on a film, Animal Factory , in 2000 . Other well-known films were Max Payne with Mark Wahlberg , Bride Wars - Beste Feindinnen with Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson , Unstoppable - Out of Control with Denzel Washington , We Buy a Zoo with Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson , and Die Schadenfreundinnen with Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann . At the 2017 Academy Awards , she and Carla Hacken received a nomination in the category of best film for Hell or High Water , but they had to admit defeat to Moonlight .

Filmography (selection)

Film producer

Executive Producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d WEDDINGS; Julie Silverman and Kevin Yorn. New York Times , July 7, 1996, accessed January 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b The 89th Academy Awards - 2017. Oscars.org, accessed January 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Mel Silverman. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Samantha Erica Yorn. Variety, May 19, 2000, accessed January 9, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Yorn, Julie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silverman, Julie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1966