Laurie MacDonald explained

Birth Date:	19 December 1953
Birth Place:	USA
Occupation:	Film producer
Spouse:	Walter F. Parkes
Years Active:	1994-present

Laurie MacDonald (born December 19, 1953) is an American film producer. She is married to Walter F. Parkes. MacDonald and Parkes helped build the original DreamWorks SKG, where Parkes served as the head of its motion picture division.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} After their time at DreamWorks, they founded their own production company, Parkes + MacDonald.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Producer

• Men in Black (1997)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• The Ring (2002)
• The Terminal (2004)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• The Ring Two (2005)
• Just like Heaven (2005)
• The Legend of Zorro (2005)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
• The Burning Plain (2008)
• The Uninvited (2009)
• Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
• Men in Black 3 (2012)
• Flight (2012)
• Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
• Rings (2017)
• (2019)
• Gladiator II (2024)
• The Good Spy (TBA)

Executive producer

• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• Twister (1996)
• The Trigger Effect (1996)
• The Peacemaker (1997)
• Amistad (1997)
• The Mask of Zorro (1998)
• Gladiator (2000)
• The Time Machine (2002)
• The Tuxedo (2002)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• The Island (2005)
• The Lookout (2007)
• The Kite Runner (2007)
• Tulip Fever (2017)
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Television

Executive producer

• Birdland (1994)
• (1997–2001)
• Crossbones (2014)
• The Slap (2015)
• Warrior (2015) (TV pilot)

Notes and References

1. News: Lyman. Rick. DreamWorks Names Chief Of Production. 2001-06-05. The New York Times. 2020-04-14. en-US. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: DreamWorks Film Executive Leaves. 1999-07-31. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-04-14.
3. Web site: Parkes and MacDonald Renew DreamWorks Deal. 2000-05-23. www.digitaljournal.com. 2020-04-14.
4. Web site: What's Wrong with DreamWorks?. Masters. Kim. 2007-01-29. Esquire. en-US. 2020-04-14.
5. Web site: Producer pair in DreamWorks pact. Siegel. Tatiana. 2008-11-12. Variety. en. 2020-04-14.
6. Web site: Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on New 'Malala' Doc, Feminist Barbie and a Revived 'Men in Black' (Sans Will Smith). The Hollywood Reporter. 24 September 2015 . en. 2020-04-14.