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Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at The Weinstein Company. Poster was previously the co-president of production for Miramax Films, where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning Chicago (2002) and Academy Award-nominated Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000). She is an executive producer of the Bravo drama The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce -- Bravo's first ever scripted series -- which premiered in December 2014 and ran for 5 seasons.

01Career

William Morris

Poster had her beginnings as the second-ever female trainee in the New York Mailroom at the William Morris Agency.

Miramax

Poster served as the co-president of production for Miramax - alongside Jon Gordon - from 1998 to 2005.

NBC Universal

Poster had a producing deal at NBC Universal for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman Jeff Zucker. She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.

The Weinstein Company

In early 2011, Poster joined The Weinstein Company as president of television, having previously worked for Harvey and Bob Weinstein for 16 years at Miramax. While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including Project Runway and spinoffs After the Runway (2011), Project Accessory (2011), Project Runway All Stars (2012), Project Runway: Threads (2014), and Project Runway: Under the Gunn (2014). She has also developed VH1’s Mob Wives (2013) and spinoffs Big Ang (2012) and Mob Wives Chicago (2012), as well as Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor (2013) on TLC, Rodeo Girls (2013) on A&E, Supermarket Superstar (2013) on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers (2013) on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and writer of Gilmore Girls, for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.

Superb Entertainment

Since then, Poster has developed her own production company, Superb Entertainment. The production company led on Poster's Ambie Award nominated, Call Your Grandmother. She also serves as an executive producer on an array of projects, including Jake Sumner's most recent documentary, that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.

Poster is an artist in residence for the New Orleans Museum of Art, leading their "Producer's Choice" series.

02Filmography

Executive producer credits

YearFilmNotes
1996The Pallbearer
1997Cop Land
1998Wide Awake
1999The Cider House RulesFilm nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
Music of the HeartCo-Producer
2000Bounce
ChocolatFilm nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
2001Blow Dry
The Shipping News
2002ChicagoFilm won the Academy Award for Best Picture
2003Duplex
2004Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
2005An Unfinished Life
2011-PresentProject RunwayNominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (2011-2015)
2011After the Runway
Project Accessory
2012Supermarket Superstar
2012-PresentProject Runway: All Stars
2013-PresentMob Wives
2014Under the Gunn
Cement Heads
2014-PresentGirlfriends' Guide to Divorce

03Awards

YearAwardNominated workWon
2001Muse Award; New York Women in Film and TelevisionMeryl PosterWon
2003 Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy Picture Chicago Won
2012Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramProject RunwayNominated
2013Nominated
2014Nominated
2015Nominated
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