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Donna Smith(II)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Donna Smith
Donna Smith began her career as Production Coordinator on Raging Bull and quickly rose through the ranks, serving as Production Manager, Line Producer and Producer on notable projects that included The Terminator.

Smith was tapped by Universal Pictures to serve as President of Physical Production and Post Production, becoming the first woman to serve in that role in a major Hollywood studio.

During Smith's seven-year tenure at Universal, more than 150 titles were released under her leadership including Academy Award winner movies and Golden Globe Awards winner movies, such as Schindler's List, Scent of a Woman, Jurassic Park, Babe, Apollo 13, Casino, Backdraft, Back to the Future and Waterworld. Following her executive role at Universal, Smith entered the world of motion picture completion bonds, having established a sterling reputation as a "highly bond-able" producer. Donna served as CEO/President for the Entertainment Coalition, a management entity formed to coordinate full-service completion bond and insurance services for the entertainment industry worldwide. Under Donna's leadership, the company handled such titles as Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, The Nutty Professor, Batman & Robin, LA Confidential, Armageddon, Lethal Weapon, The Matrix, etc.

Donna Smith more recently served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Cinema Completions International (CCI). Based in Los Angeles with offices in London and Sydney, CCI underwrote completion bonds for films budgeted upwards of $100 million. Smith green-lit new business and spearheaded strategic planning and managerial insight; guided by an extensive network of relationships with Hollywood studio executives, producers, filmmakers and creative talent.

Donna is a former President of Women in Film, and has served as a Trustee for Women in Film. She is President of the Bali (Indonesia) Film Council for 8 years and she has the honor of being appointed the United States Film Ambassador to China. Donna Smith serves as the CEO/President of Persnickety Productions. Founder and Co-chair of 2W Entertainment Network. And Co-Chair of Hollywood Express.
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Producer Donna Smith

Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator
8.1
  • Production Manager
  • 1984
K-9 (1989)
K-9
6.0
  • Producer
  • 1989
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull
8.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1980
C. Thomas Howell in Soul Man (1986)
Soul Man
5.3
  • Production Manager
  • 1986

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Production Manager

  • The Mummy (1999)
    The Mummy
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1999
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
    Shakespeare in Love
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1998
  • Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani in Meet Joe Black (1998)
    Meet Joe Black
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1998
  • That Old Feeling (1997)
    That Old Feeling
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1997
  • Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
    Liar Liar
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1997
  • Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton in Dante's Peak (1997)
    Dante's Peak
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1997
  • Daylight (1996)
    Daylight
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans in Bulletproof (1996)
    Bulletproof
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Bordello of Blood (1996)
    Bordello of Blood
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners (1996)
    The Frighteners
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
    The Nutty Professor
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • DragonHeart (1996)
    DragonHeart
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Flipper (1996)
    Flipper
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)
    Happy Gilmore
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1996
  • Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)
    12 Monkeys
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1995

Producer

  • My Family Voted for Trump
    • Consulting Producer
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Bigfoot
    • consulting producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Tooth Fairy (2016)
    The Tooth Fairy
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • K-9 (1989)
    K-9
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Disorderlies (1987)
    Disorderlies
    • co-producer
    • 1987
  • C. Thomas Howell in Soul Man (1986)
    Soul Man
    • line producer
    • 1986
  • Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
    Night of the Creeps
    • associate producer
    • 1986
  • George C. Scott, Gina Bellman, and Gunnar Möller in Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
    Mussolini: The Untold Story
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1985
  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
    Little Gloria... Happy at Last
    • associate producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • Rosanna Arquette and Timothy Hutton in A Long Way Home (1981)
    A Long Way Home
    • production coordinator
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in True Confessions (1981)
    True Confessions
    • production coordinator (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Denzel Washington and George Segal in Carbon Copy (1981)
    Carbon Copy
    • production coordinator
    • 1981
  • Bo Derek, Anthony Hopkins, and Shirley MacLaine in A Change of Seasons (1980)
    A Change of Seasons
    • production coordinator
    • 1980
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
    Raging Bull
    • production office coordinator
    • 1980
  • Rocky II (1979)
    Rocky II
    • production coordinator (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Willa (1979)
    Willa
    • assistant to producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Donna Nimmer Smith

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    So when Universal said, "We want you to come head up Production," I said, "No way. Not a chance." So then I called my attorney and told him, "Guess what I just said 'no' to?" He's the one who stopped my clock. He said, "Donna, there's never been a woman who's had that job since Hollywood began. You can't say no." And I said, "Is that true?" And he said, "Absolutely it's true." Then he said, "It's good you said no, because your price just doubled."

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