Alexandra Milchan (born 28 July 1972) is a French-American film and television producer based in

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and

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. Milchan's most recent credits include Tár (2022) and Black Bird (2022), which earned her

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and

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nominations for Best Motion Picture, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Limited Series, respectively. Milchan is an Executive Producer of the upcoming

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anthology series

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starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried and

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, and the upcoming Netflix feature The Killer directed by

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and starring

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. Milchan's credits also include

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's The Terror: Infamy and The Terror, The Wolf of Wall Street,

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, co-written and directed by Oscar-winner

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(Blackkklansman),

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, The Silence,

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, and

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. Milchan also Executive Produced Starz' Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult (2020). Milchan previously ran EMJAG Productions, and is now the head of Crescent Line Productions, Inc. In 2007, '' Variety'' named Milchan to their list of ''Top 10 Producers to Watch.''

Biography

Milchan was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Israel but grew up in

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. She is the daughter of Arnon Milchan, the founder of Regency Enterprises, and Brigitte Jeanmaire, a French model. She attended

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994. Milchan then relocated to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry. Milchan began her film career in 1993 as an assistant at her father, Arnon Milchan's company

New Regency Regency Enterprises (commonly referred to as Regency onscreen and copyrighting as Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. in the U.S. and Monarchy Enterprises S.á.r.l. overseas) is an American entertainment company formed by Arnon Milchan. It was foun ...

, eventually working her way up to senior roles. Arnon Milchan named his daughter vice president in 2000. She left the company in the mid 2000s, but returned as Executive VP of production in 2011. During her first 13-year stint at New Regency, Milchan was involved with films such as ''Heat'', ''A Time to Kill'', and ''L.A. Confidential''. In 2013, Milchan received her executive producer credit for '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', but only after filing a lawsuit against the main financing company for the film regarding producer credits and fees. Milchan ran and oversaw the development and production of all of Emjag's projects, and is now the head of Crescent Line Productions, Inc. She has three children.

Film and television

Executive producer

Producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milchan, Alexandra Israeli businesspeople Israeli film producers Israeli Jews Living people Emerson College alumni 1972 births