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Pamela Abdy

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Pamela Abdy
Abdy in 2026
BornNovember 22, 1973 (1973-11-22) (age 52)
United States
Alma materEmerson College[1]
OccupationsFilm producer, film studio executive
Years active1996–present

Pamela Abdy (born November 22, 1973)[2] is an American film producer and studio executive. Since 2022, she has been co-chair and co-CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group[3] along with Michael De Luca.

Early life and career

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Abdy was born to a Syrian American father and an Italian American mother.[4] She danced competitively as a teenager and later graduated from Emerson College.[5]

She began her film career at Jersey Films as an intern, and eventually became assistant to Danny DeVito.[6] Through Jersey Films her first film as co-producer was Garden State in 2004. Subsequent executive roles include working at Makeready, New Regency, Bluegrass Films and Paramount.[7] She was included in Variety's 2023 "Variety500", its list of influential global media leaders.[7]

Selected filmography

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Title Year Role
2004Garden StateProducer
2013Identity Thief
201347 Ronin
2014Endless Love
2018A Million Little Pieces
2019Queen & Slim

References

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  1. "Pamela Abdy '95 on Embracing Life's Detours: Commencement 2023". Emerson College. May 14, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. "Next Generation Class of 2006: Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. Donnelly, Matt (June 14, 2023). "Can Warner Bros. Restore Its Movie Glory? Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy Want Christopher Nolan Back, Will Prioritize Theatrical and Take More Big Swings". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. "MGM's Pamela Abdy Talks 'House of Gucci,' the Future of Bond and Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2021.
  5. "Pamela Abdy - Biography". IMDb.
  6. Razzall, Katie (March 9, 2024). "Barbie 2? Warner Bros boss says she would 'love' to make sequel". BBC News. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Variety500 | Pamela Abdy". Variety. December 19, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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