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Jennifer Todd

American film producer

Jennifer Todd (born October 3, 1969) is an American film and television producer. She has a first look film deal at MGM Studios and is partnered with Thomas Kail in an exclusive television deal with 20th Television. She co-produced the 89th and 90th Academy Awards with Michael De Luca. She was nominated for an Emmy for producing both shows. She previously served as President of Pearl Street Films, the production company of actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

01Life and career

Todd was born in Los Angeles, California. Her credits include the three Austin Powers films, Boiler Room, Prime, Must Love Dogs, and Memento, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for producing. Jennifer has produced alongside her sister, Suzanne Todd, also a producer. She produces the Showtime series "City on a Hill" starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge which aired its second season in 2021. She also produced "The Way Back" for WB starring Ben Affleck that was released in 2020.

Todd also produced Across the Universe, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess and directed by Julie Taymor, as well as The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. She produced (with Richard D. Zanuck) the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

Todd is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2018 she was elected to the Board of Governors as a Governor for the Producers Branch.

02Awards

89th Oscars nominated for Emmy, Outstanding Special Class Program

90th Oscars nominated for Emmy, Outstanding Special Class Program

If These Walls Could Talk 2, cast and creators awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in a creative work that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

Memento, nominated for two Academy Awards in 2002; won three Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature.

Across the Universe, nominated for a 2008 Academy Award (Best Costume Design); nominated for a Golden Globe (Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy)

03Personal life

Todd has two sons with her husband, actor Chris Messina.

04Filmography

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit
1995Now and ThenExecutive producer
1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1999Idle Hands
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2000Boiler Room
Memento
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember
2005Must Love Dogs
Prime
2006Zoom
2007Across the Universe
2008The Accidental Husband
2010The Romantics
Alice in Wonderland
2012Celeste and Jesse Forever
2013The To Do List
2014Learning to DriveExecutive producer
2016Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jason BourneExecutive producer
Live by Night
2020The Way Back
2021Come from Away
2025The Thursday Murder Club
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1988Lucky StiffAssistant to director
1989Lethal Weapon 2Assistant: Joel Silver
1990Die Hard 2
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Thanks
Year Film Role
2010MonogamySpecial thanks
2014Alex of Venice

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Executive producerTelevision film
2015Project GreenlightExecutive producerDocumentary
The Leisure ClassExecutive producerTelevision film
2016−17IncorporatedExecutive producer
201789th Academy AwardsTelevision special
201890th Academy AwardsTelevision special
2019−22City on a HillExecutive producer
2023Up HereExecutive producer
2024We Were the Lucky OnesExecutive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role
1989−92Tales from the CryptAssistant: Joel Silver
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