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Sherry Lansing

Born
Jul 31, 1944 · Age 82
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
21
TV credits
5
Also known as (1)
  • Sherry Lee Duhl

Biography

Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive. The chairwoman of the Universal Music Group board of directors, she was the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement. From 1999 to 2022, she was on the University of California Board of Regents. In 2005, she became the first female movie studio head to place hand and foot prints at the Grauman's Chinese Theater. In 2001, she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in the US by Ladies' Home Journal, and The Hollywood…