Bonnie Kathleen Curtis (born March 26, 1966) is an American film producer whose credits include Saving Private Ryan, A.I., Minority Report, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg. Her first solo project was the 2005 release The Chumscrubber. She then joined Mockingbird Pictures with partner Julie Lynn in 2011. Curtis and Lynn produced Albert Nobbs, which was nominated for three Academy Awards. Curtis is a co-recipient of the 1999 Producers Guild Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year, for Saving Private Ryan. On March 12, 2015, Curtis was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Spielberg congratulated her via video message during the ceremony.
Life and career Curtis was born in Dallas, Texas.20th Anniversary Topaz Awards Gala , October 22, 2004. She is a 1988 graduate of Abilene Christian University, where she majored in journalism after graduating from Dallas Christian High School; she is a member of the university's Sigma Theta Chi women's social club.Abilene Christian University alumni directory. She received the school's Gutenberg Award "for distinguished professional achievement" in journalism.Abilene Christian University, Gutenberg Award Winners
Her earliest production work was on the films Arachnophobia and Dead Poets Society. In 1989 Curtis started working with Spielberg, starting as a production assistant in what has turned out to be a 17-year professional relationship.
In her career, she has worked with a variety of actors, including Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Jude Law, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Tom Cruise, and Colin Farrell.
Her project The Chumscrubber was the subject of an interview granted to The Advocate, in which she discussed the connections she saw between her parents' response to her "coming out" as a lesbian and the disbelieving response of the parents in the film to their children's stories of events and actions in their own lives that seem at odds with their parents' perceptions of them. The interview also discussed her fundraising work with the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network and her appreciation of Spielberg's support, both personally and politically, in the form of such actions as resigning from the national advisory board of the Boy Scouts of America to decry the group's positions on homosexuality.
In 2011, Curtis joined Julie Lynn's Mockingbird Pictures and the two became partners. They have since produced Albert Nobbs, The Face of Love, 5 to 7, and Last Days in the Desert.
In addition to film producing, Curtis is also a well known event speaker. She has spoken at various company retreats, as well as Chicago Ideas Week 2014.
Filmography She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Film Credit 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Associate producer Amistad Associate producer 1998 Saving Private Ryan Co-producer 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2002 Minority Report 2005 The Chumscrubber Red Eye Executive producer 2011 Albert Nobbs 2013 The Face of Love 2014 5 to 7 2015 Last Days in the Desert 2016 The Sweet Life Wakefield 2017 Walking Out Executive producer To the Bone Life 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Executive producer 2022 Raymond & Ray My Father's Dragon 2023 Heart of Stone
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role 1991 Hook Assistant: Steven Spielberg 1993 Jurassic Park We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Schindler's List Production associate 1995 Casper Assistant: Steven Spielberg
As an actress
Year Film Role 2019 Text Messages from the Universe Dancer
Thanks
Year Film Role 2000 Mothman The producers wish to thank 2021 The Voyeurs Special thanks
Television Year Title Credit Notes 2018 Dietland Executive producer 2020 Covid Is No Joke Executive producer Television special
Thanks
Year Title Role 2011 FutureStates Thanks
References
External links
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