1. Megan Ellison
Megan Ellison is my role model in life. She dropped out of USC film school and founded renowned production company Annapurna Pictures at the young age of 25. Since then, her production company has become known for partnering with the greatest auteurs working today to produce some of the most critically acclaimed films of the past few years, including True Grit, The Master, Zero Dark Thirty, Spring Breakers, Her, American Hustle, and Foxcatcher. She already has an impressive 3 Oscar nominations for Best Picture and should be expecting her fourth this year.
2. Amy Pascal
Amy Pascal is Co-Chairman of Sony and leads all of Sony's lines of business, including production, development, marketing, distribution, and acquisitions. As one of two female studio heads, she has been responsible for Sony hits including American Hustle, Captain Phillips, the Spider-Man franchise, James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty, The Social Network, Moneyball, and 21 & 22 Jump Street.
3. Donna Langley
Donna Langley is the Chairman of Universal Pictures. As chairman, she has overseen hit films such as The Fast and the Furious franchise, Despicable Me, Ted, Inglourious Basterds, Bridesmaids, and Les Miserables. She is one of only three women who has greenlight power at a major studio. Langley was also recently honored at Variety's Power of Women awards for her commitment to helping women achieve leadership positions in the entertainment industry. She recently joined the organization Vital Voices, in which she travels around the world providing mentorship and coaching to women leaders and speaking out against global issues of female inequality and underrepresentation.
4. Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is a television screenwriter, director, and producer who is responsible for hit programming Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder. She recently founded her production company, ShondaLand, which develops and produces all of her hit network shows. She is lauded for her show's diverse casts and strong female roles, as well as for being such an accomplished woman of color in the white male-dominated television industry. Her programming has successfully and single-handedly saved ABC's ratings; in particular, her new series How to Get Away with Murder is the highest rated new network show this fall. She was also recently appointed by President Obama to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.
5. Dana Walden
Dana Walden is the Co-Chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox Television as well as FOX. In her position, she is responsible for programming such as American Horror Story, Gotham, Glee, Modern Family, The Mindy Project, New Girl, American Idol, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Her recent promotion makes her the first ever Chairman of both a TV studio and network and gives her unprecedented power.
7. Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler is the President and Chairman of CBS Entertainment. As the president of the leading television network (CBS beats all other networks by a mile), she has overseen hit shows such as NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, Two and a Half Men, Survivor, and The Amazing Race.
8. Stacey Snider
In a huge move, Stacey Snider recently left DreamWorks Studios as Co-Chairman and CEO to become the Co-Chairman of 20th Century Fox. This move makes her the third female studio chief of one of the 5 major studios. Snider will be overseeing production and development for 20th Century Fox, Fox Animation, Fox International, and Fox Searchlight. At DreamWorks, she oversaw titles such as Lincoln, Dreamgirls, Sweeney Todd, War Horse, Transformers, and The Help.
9. Nancy Utley
Nancy Utley is Co-President of Fox Searchlight and responsible for overseeing the development, acquisition, production, distribution, and marketing of many of the world's greatest independent films. She has been responsible for films such as (500) Days of Summer, Crazy Heart, 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Tree of Life, The Descendants, Shame, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Stoker, 12 Years a Slave, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, and the upcoming Wild. She is one of my greatest heroes, as she is the only President of one of the indie labels of a major studio (i.e. Focus Features, Fox Searchlight, Sony Classics), and I hope to have a position just like hers one day.
10. Hylda Queally
Hylda Queally is one of the toughest and most revered female talent agents at renowned agency CAA. She represents incredible female clients such as Jessica Chastain, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Martion Cotillard, Hilary Swank, Penelope Cruz, and Michelle Williams, and is known for getting these fabulous female actresses strong roles as well as numerous Oscar nominations and wins. She is consistently ranked on Elle and Hollywood's lists of the most powerful women in Hollywood.
All of these women inspire me beyond words and are living proof that it is possible for me to achieve all of my career goals.
FEMINIST FILM/TV RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK: FROZEN
Never underestimate the power of a feel-good Disney Princess movie with an empowering message for young girls. :)
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