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Lucy Fisher is an acclaimed motion picture producer and Co-Chair of Red Wagon Entertainment. Her notable films include Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott and featuring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington; the international hit The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and recipient of two Academy Awards; Memoirs of a Geisha, which won three Academy Awards; and The Divergent Series.
In her previous role as a studio executive, Fisher guided major film studios to unprecedented box-office achievements and made significant contributions through her pioneering leadership in industry guilds. While serving as Vice Chairman of the Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Group at Sony, she oversaw record-breaking domestic and global grosses with films such as Men In Black, My Best Friend's Wedding, Air Force One, Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets, and Stuart Little. She held two terms as President of the Producers Guild of America, representing over 8,500 members, and remains the guild’s President Emeritus.
After transitioning from executive roles, Fisher teamed up with Oscar®-winning producer Douglas Wick (Gladiator, Working Girl), producing an array of critically acclaimed and popular films including Jarhead, Lawless, RV, Bewitched, and Stuart Little 2. Expanding into television, she served as Executive Producer on the series Joe Pickett.
Before Sony, Fisher spent 14 years as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Production at Warner Bros., where she developed and supervised a wide variety of films such as The Fugitive, The Color Purple, Gremlins, The Goonies, Malcolm X, Space Jam, Empire of the Sun, The Outsiders, The Bridges of Madison County, Twister, and Witches of Eastwick. She played a key role in Warner Bros. acquiring the rights to Michael Moore’s debut film, Roger & Me.
Earlier in her career, Fisher was Vice President of Production at Twentieth Century Fox and then became Head of Worldwide Production at Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios at age 30. Beyond her creative work, she is recognized as a trailblazer for women and working mothers in the entertainment industry. She was instrumental in establishing the Warner Bros. Studio Children's Center, which has cared for over 3,000 children since its inception and inspired similar daycare centers across the industry.
Her accolades include The Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, two Crystal Awards from Women in Film, The Hollywood Film Festival Producer of the Year Award, the Hollywood Award for Outstanding Achievement in Producing, Premiere Magazine’s Icon Award, and the Friends of Cancer Research Advocacy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She has also been named among Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business.
Following their youngest daughter’s diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes, Fisher and Wick co-founded CuresNow, an organization advocating for regenerative medicine. Together, they co-chaired Proposition 71, the successful California Stem Cell initiative, which led to the creation of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), awarding $3 billion in grants for regenerative medicine research. Fisher currently serves on the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Board of Advisors.
A cum laude graduate of Harvard University, Fisher has served on the Harvard Board of Overseers, including as Vice Chairman. She established the Peter Ivers Visiting Artist program at the Harvard Office of the Arts and contributed to the Harvard Medical School’s Advisory Council on Education.
Lucy Fisher is married to her producing partner Douglas Wick, and they have three daughters together.
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