Cindy Cowan Miami, Florida,) is an American film producer, songwriter, and actor.
Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida.Allbusiness.com
In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk; a United Nations Award for Savior starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning Traffic starring Michael Douglas. Additional projects produced by Cowan included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women.
In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced Scorched, Fifty Dead Men Walking, and Red Lights starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.
As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley.
Filmography Year Title Executive Producer Producer Actor Notes1995 Power of Attorney Video1996 Precious Find Mojave Moon 1997 Changing Habits Little City 1998 Montana Savior Very Bad Things 2000 Dr. T & the Women 2003 Scorched 2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking 2012 Red Lights Smiley 2016 The Axe Murders of Villisca 2017 Kiki Mobile TV series; 3 episodes; Co-executive Miracle on 42nd Street 2019 Slasher Party Co-producer Unseen Short film La Ruta Short film Rattlesnakes Role: Mrs. Jones2020 Arkansas 2021 Evie Rose Short film2023 The Haunting in Wicker Park Post-production; a.k.a. The Haunting
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