Caroline Baron is an American film producer and philanthropist. She is best known for producing Mozart in the Jungle (2014), Capote (2005) and Monsoon Wedding (2001). Baron received an Academy Award nomination for producing Capote and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Baron founded FilmAid International in 1999, an organization dedicated to helping refugees and other communities around the world through the use of film.
Baron is an adjunct professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in the undergraduate film program.
Film career Baron began her career as a production manager for the film The Toxic Avenger (1984). She was an associate producer on the television series The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1989.
Her producing work includes The Santa Clause (1994), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Capote (2005), Being Flynn (2012), Admission (2013), A Master Builder (2013), and the Amazon Studios original series Mozart in the Jungle.
Baron founded her production company named A-Line Pictures in 2005 with her husband, screenwriter and director Anthony Weintraub. A-Line was the co-production company for Capote.
Yummico Baron currently supervises production for the children's media company Yummico. She founded the company with creators Anthony Weintraub, Bob Mowen, and Traci Paige Johnson who is best known for creating the television series Blue's Clues.
FilmAid After hearing about the 1999 Kosovo War, Baron founded FilmAid International. The organization started by assisting refugees in Macedonia through the use of educational films and entertainment.
"I learned very quickly that we could use the screens for more than entertainment," Baron stated in a Vanity Fair article. "We could also communicate life-saving education. We were drawing huge crowds, and everyone wanted to see what was being projected."
In 1999 Film Aid partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other global aid organizations to assist refugees in countries around the world including Guinea, Kenya, Afghanistan, Thailand, and Haiti.
Personal life Baron lives in New York City with her husband Anthony Weintraub, and her two kids Asher and Emmanuel. Anthony Weintraub is a writer and director best known for writing the animated film adaptation of Tekkonkinkreet (2006). Baron's son Asher is the creator of the Menurkey, a menorah shaped like a turkey for Thanksgivukkah.
Filmography Year Format Film Role1984 Film The Toxic Avenger Production Manager1989 FilmShag Production Manager1993 Film Indian Summer Co-producer, Production Manager1994 Film The Santa Clause Co-producer, Unit Production Manager1988-1989 TV series The Wonder Years Associate producer1990 TV series documentary American Masters - Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of the American Dreamer Co-producer1991 Film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Associate producer1992 FilmCrossing the Bridge Co-producer, Production Manager Film The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them Co-producer1995 FilmHome for the Holidays Unit Production Manager1996 Film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Co-producer1997 Short Film Michael Jackson's Ghosts Executive producer Film Addicted to Love Co-producer, Unit Production Manager1998 TV movie Witness to the Mob Producer1999 Film Flawless Co-producer2000 FilmCenter Stage Co-producer2001 Film Monsoon Wedding Producer2005 Film Capote Producer, Unit Production Manager2011 TV series Untitled Jersey Project Producer2012 Film Being Flynn Executive producer, Unit Production Manager2013 FilmAdmission Executive producer, Unit Production Manager2013 Film A Master Builder Co-Executive Producer2014 TV series Mozart in the Jungle Producer2015 TV series Mozart in the Jungle, season 2 Co-Executive Producer2016 TV series Mozart in the Jungle, season 3 Executive producer2016 TV series Wormwood Executive producer2017 TV series Mozart in the Jungle, season 4 Executive producer2018 Film Bel Canto (film) Producer2019 TV series Katy Keene, Pilot Producer2020 TV series Katy Keene, season 1 Producer2021 TV series Lisey's Story (miniseries) Co-Executive Producer2022 TV series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Executive Producer2025 TV series Severance, season 2 Executive Producer2026 TV series The Beast in Me Executive Producer
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 2002 BAFTA Film Award Best Film Not in the English Language Shared with Mira Nair Monsoon Wedding 2006 Academy Awards Best Picture Shared with William Vince and Michael Ohoven Capote BAFTA Film Award Best Film Shared with William Vince and Michael Ohoven Capote Independent Spirit Awards Producers Award Capote (2005) and Monsoon Wedding (2001) Independent Spirit Awards Best Film Shared with William Vince and Michael Ohoven Capote Leo Awards Best Feature Length Drama Shared with William Vince and Michael Ohoven Capote PGA Awards PGA Award Shared with William Vince and Michael Ohoven Capote 2015 Golden Globe Award Best Comedy Series Shared with Paul Weitz, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman Mozart in the Jungle 2025 Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Severance 2026 Golden Globe Award Best Television Series – Drama Severance Best Limited Series The Beast in Me
References
External links
A Line Pictures Yummico FilmAid