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Lynda Obst

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  • Writer
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Lynda Obst
Lynda Obst is known for Interstellar (2014), Contact (1997) and The Siege (1998).
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Ricky Gervais, Lynda Obst, and Matthew Robinson in The Invention of Lying (2009)
(Left to right) Lynda Obst and Katie Holmes
Lynda Obst
Kate Beckinsale, Denise Di Novi, Lucy Fisher, Lianne Halfon, Lynda Obst, Jane Rosenthal, and Lauren Shuler Donner
Denise Di Novi, Lucy Fisher, Lianne Halfon, Lynda Obst, Jane Rosenthal, and Lauren Shuler Donner
Lesli Linka Glatter and Lynda Obst
Lynda Obst and Mackenzie Foy
Lynda Obst at an event for Interstellar (2014)
Lynda Obst at an event for Interstellar (2014)
Lynda Obst
Lynda Obst at an event for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Known for

Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar
8.6
  • Producer
  • 2014
Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
Contact
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1997
The Siege (1998)
The Siege
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1998
Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, and Anthony Rapp in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Adventures in Babysitting
6.9
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1987

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Producer

  • K-Pop: Lost in America
    • Pre-production
  • How to Get Over a Guy in 10 Days
    • In Development
  • Voyagers
    • In Development
  • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
    The Hot Zone
  • Anna Camp, Genevieve Angelson, and Erin Darke in Good Girls Revolt (2015)
    Good Girls Revolt
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White in Hot in Cleveland (2010)
    Hot in Cleveland
  • Helix (2014)
    Helix
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
    Interstellar
  • Helix: Fabricating the Plague (2014)
    Helix: Fabricating the Plague
  • Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash in The Soul Man (2012)
    The Soul Man
  • Rob Lowe, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., and Ricky Gervais in The Invention of Lying (2009)
    The Invention of Lying
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
  • Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • Benjamin Bratt and Katie Holmes in Abandon (2002)
    Abandon
  • Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
    • (uncredited)
  • Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, and Hugh Jackman in Someone Like You (2001)
    Someone Like You
  • The '60s (1999)
    The '60s
  • The Siege (1998)
    The Siege

Writer

  • Helix: Fabricating the Plague (2014)
    Helix: Fabricating the Plague
  • Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
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    Wrote book called "Hello, He Lied", which was published in 1996, about Hollywood and producing.
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    Attended Pomona College, in Claremont, California, receiving her degree in Philosophy.
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    Directing is the last frontier for women in the movie business. We are studio heads, we are producers and we are writers, but we are not directors in any numbers. The studios are certainly complicit, but I think there's some part of it that is women not saying: 'I want this job!' For a really long time, the powerful women in this town have been the nurturers of talent as opposed to the talent. And somehow, women haven't felt empowered to say, 'Give the money to me to make the movie.'

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