Sarah Siegel-Magness

Sarah Siegel-Magness (* 1974 in Colorado as Sarah Siegel ) is an American entrepreneur, film producer and director .

Life

Sarah Siegel is the daughter of Mo and Peggy Siegel, the founders of Celestial Seasonings Tea . After high school, she attended the University of Colorado's School of Business . She initially worked for EMI World Records in New York, but in 2001 she founded her own clothing line So Low for upscale retail.

At 30, Sarah Siegel-Magness was nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), an organization she is committed to.

Together with her husband Gary Magness , she founded the film production company Smokewood Entertainment. So far, Magness has produced the films Tennessee (2008), Precious - Life is Precious (2009), Judy Moody and the Cool Summer (2011), Crazy Kind of Love (2013) and Weepah Way for Now (2015) . She also made her directorial debut with Crazy Kind of Love . Along with Lee Daniels and her husband, she won in 2010 for Precious the Stanley Kramer Award of the Producers Guild of America , the Independent Spirit Award and Black Reel Awards .

Filmography

2008: Tennessee
2009: Precious - Life is Precious (Precious)
2011: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
2013: Crazy Kind of Love (also director)
2015: Weepah Way for Now

Web links

Sarah Siegel-Magness in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Tatiana Siegel, Tatiana Siegel: 'Precious' producer switches genres. In: Variety. June 4, 2011, accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ Sourcing: Brands & Designers - So Low | WeConnectFashion. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
↑ Haute Living: Haute Style: Sarah Siegel-Magness of SoLow. May 7, 2011, Retrieved January 3, 2019 (American English).
↑ About Smokewood Entertainment. Smokewood Entertainment, accessed January 3, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Siegel-Magness, Sarah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Siegel, Sarah (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American entrepreneur, film producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH	1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Colorado

[1] Tatiana Siegel, Tatiana Siegel: 'Precious' producer switches genres. In: Variety. June 4, 2011, accessed January 3, 2019 .

[2] Sourcing: Brands & Designers - So Low | WeConnectFashion. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .

[3] Haute Living: Haute Style: Sarah Siegel-Magness of SoLow. May 7, 2011, Retrieved January 3, 2019 (American English).

[:1-4] About Smokewood Entertainment. Smokewood Entertainment, accessed January 3, 2019 .