Suzanne Todd Explained

Suzanne Todd
Birth Date:1 June 1965
Birth Place:Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Southern California
Years Active:1988–present
Occupation:Producer

Suzanne Todd (born June 1, 1965) is an American film and television producer, and the owner of the film production company Team Todd.

Career

Team Todd produced the 2012 romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, which made its debut at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,[1] where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics.[2] Team Todd also produced Galt Niederhoffer's directorial debut The Romantics, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Additional team productions include Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2010), which grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.[4]

Since early 2010, Todd has worked as a creative and business consultant for Activision/Blizzard.

In addition, Team Todd produced the musical Across The Universe, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Evan Rachel Wood. It was nominated for a 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture and Academy Award-nominated in the Best Costume category.

Todd's independent film, Memento, garnered filmmaker Christopher Nolan MTV's Best New Filmmaker Award in 2002[5] as well as the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature.[6]

Grossing over half a billion dollars worldwide, Team Todd's Austin Powers trilogy is the most successful comedy franchise in New Line Cinema history. Released in 1997, , starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley,[7] grossed $67 million worldwide.[8] The 1999 follow-up , again starring Mike Myers, this time with Heather Graham, grossed $310 million worldwide[9] and won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture,[10] two MTV Movie Awards[11] and a Teen Choice Award. It was nominated for a slew of other awards including an Academy Award for Best Makeup,[12] a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album and a MTV Award for Best Movie.[13] The third installment, Austin Powers in Goldmember, starring Mike Myers with Beyoncé Knowles, grossed $289 million worldwide[14] and won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie,[15] the MTV Award for Best Comedic Performance[16] and a BMI Film Music Award.[17] It was also nominated for a Saturn Award in addition to several other MTV, Teen Choice and Black Reel Awards.

Team Todd's other credits include The Accidental Husband, Prime, Must Love Dogs, and Boiler Room, the gritty Wall Street drama starring Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Affleck, for which Todd, her sister Jennifer, and director Ben Younger, were nominated for Best First Feature at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards. In 1999, Todd executive produced HBO's If These Walls Could Talk 2, starring Vanessa redgrave, Ellen DeGeneres and Sharon Stone, for which she received a 2000 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie and a 2001 PGA Golden Laurel Award nomination for Producer of the Year in Longform TV.[18] Vanessa Redgrave won every major acting award for her role in this film, including the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie,[19] the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film,[20] and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.[21]

Prior to forming Team Todd, Todd partnered with Demi Moore to create their production company, Moving Pictures.[22] During their five-year partnership, Todd produced G.I. Jane for director Ridley Scott at Disney, which starred Moore, as well as Now and Then for New Line Cinema, also starring Moore with Rosie O'Donnell, Melanie Griffith, Rita Wilson, Christina Ricci and Thora Birch. Their TV movie If These Walls Could Talk, starring Moore, Cher, Sissy Spacek and Rita Wilson, was at that time the highest rated movie in HBO history, and earned Todd a Golden Globe nomination and two Emmy Award nominations for Best Picture Made for Television as well as the prestigious Governor's Award.

Personal life

Todd is a Film Production graduate at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. She is involved in several charitable causes including St. Joseph Center, The Children's Institute, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Variety, the Children's Charity, and the Zimmer Children's Museum. She mentors aspiring filmmakers through the USC Stark Mentorship Program and the Producers Guild of America. She is also a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Producers Guild of America and DGA.

Todd is also an avid poker player, and won the 9th Annual Saban Poker Tournament, winning a seat in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. While a student at USC, Todd was an undefeated champion for a week on The $100,000 Pyramid.

Filmography

Film

Year! style="background:#B0C4DE;"
FilmCredit
1990 Die Hard 2 Associate producer
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Associate producer
Predator 2 Associate producer
1991 Hudson Hawk Associate producer
Ricochet Co-producer
1992 Live Wire
1993 Loaded Weapon 1
1995
Now and Then
1997
G.I. Jane
1999 Idle Hands
2000 Boiler Room
Memento
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
2005 Must Love Dogs
Prime
2006 Zoom
2007 Across the Universe
2008 The Accidental Husband
2010 The Romantics
Alice in Wonderland
2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass
Bad Moms
2017 A Bad Moms Christmas
2019 Jexi
Noelle
2020 Magic Camp
2021 Candy Coated Christmas Executive producer
2023 The Naughty Nine Executive producer
2024Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1988 License to Drive Assistant: Greg Beeman
1989 Road House Production associate
Lethal Weapon 2 Assistant: Joel Silver

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
1990 Parker Kane Associate producer Television film
1989−92 Tales from the Crypt Associate producer
1996 If These Walls Could Talk Executive producer Television film
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 Executive producer Television film

Awards

Todd's films have been honored by the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Emmys, as well as Cosmo's Fun Fearless Female Award, the GLAAD media award, Saturn Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and a People's Choice Award.

Award Name Result Film Year
Nominated Across the Universe 2008
AFI Movie of the Year Nominated Memento 2002
Won
Independent Spirit Award Nominated Boiler Room 2001
Nominated If These Walls Could Talk 2 2000
Lucy Award Won
Emmy Outstanding Made for Television Movie Nominated If These Walls Could Talk 1997

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Sundance Film Festival Guide . Sundance Film Festival . March 16, 2012 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111854/http://www.sundance.org/pdf/film-guide/2012/SF12_FG_NonComp_Films.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Celeste & Jesse Forever . January 25, 2012 . comingsoon.net . March 19, 2012 . December 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212105216/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/sundancenews.php?id=86256 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2010 Sundance Film Festival: The Romantics . Sundance Film Festival . March 19, 2012.
  4. Web site: Alice in Wonderland . Box Office Mojo . March 17, 2012.
  5. Web site: MTV Music Awards: 2002 Highlights . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213043629/http://www.mtv.com/photos/mtv-movie-awards-2002-highlights/1583474/2837843/photo.jhtml . dead . December 13, 2013 . MTV . March 16, 2012.
  6. Web site: Film Independent Spirit Awards . Film Independent Spirit Awards . March 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422005611/http://www.spiritawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/SA_Nomswinners.pdf . April 22, 2012 . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706173918/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154863/Austin-Powers-International-Man-of-Mystery/details . dead . July 6, 2009 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2009 . March 17, 2012.
  8. Web site: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery . Box Office Mojo . March 17, 2012.
  9. Web site: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me . Box Office Mojo . March 17, 2012.
  10. Web site: Past Winners Search 1999 . Grammy.com . March 17, 2012.
  11. Web site: 2000 MTV Movie Award Winners . MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20011006012912/http://www.mtv.com/onair/ma01/pastwinners/2000.jhtml?PageName=pastwinners&Year=2000 . dead . October 6, 2001 . March 17, 2012.
  12. Web site: 72nd Academy Awards Winners and Nominees . March 17, 2012.
  13. Web site: Madonna's Awards . March 17, 2012.
  14. Web site: Goldmember . Box Office Mojo . March 17, 2012.
  15. Web site: 2003 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards . March 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628170208/http://rugratonline.com/rrawar2f.htm . June 28, 2011 . mdy-all .
  16. Web site: 2003 MTV Movie Awards . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080421195306/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2003/ . dead . April 21, 2008 . March 19, 2012.
  17. Web site: Mike Meyers Awards . March 17, 2012.
  18. Web site: Suzanne Todd Alice in Wonderland Interview . girl.com.au . March 17, 2012.
  19. Web site: 52nd Annual Emmy Awards . March 19, 2012.
  20. Web site: 2000 Golden Globe Awards . March 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120054347/http://www.movie-list.com/gglobe01.shtml . November 20, 2008 . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: 7th Annual SAG Awards . March 19, 2012.
  22. Web site: Film Scouts: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery . Film Scouts . March 16, 2012.