Allison Lyon Segan is a film producer. Her feature films have garnered eight

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out of eleven nominations. Most recently, she produced ''

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'', an animated feature for

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that features Will Smith, Renée Zellweger, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese. Her thriller '' Swimfan'', starring

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and

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, was released by

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in September 2002 and became her fifth #1 movie at the box office on its opening weekend. She also produced '' One Night at McCool's'' for USA Films, starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman and Michael Douglas. As President of the Paramount Pictures-based production company Mutual Films Inc., Segan co-produced the Academy Award-winning ''

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'', directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel; produced DreamWorks Pictures’ comedy-adventure ''

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''; executive produced the action-thriller '' Hard Rain'' starring Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater; and produced ''The Ripper'' for the

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. Previously, she co-produced blockbuster hits such as the action-thriller '' Broken Arrow'', directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Christian Slater; ''

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'', starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock; and '' A Pyromaniac's Love Story'', a romantic comedy starring Billy Baldwin and John Leguizamo. Segan was born to a

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family, the daughter of Judith (née Eisenstaedt) and Loren Lyon. Allison Lyon Segan is married to television and film producer Lloyd Segan. They attend the Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles where her husband serves as president.

Filmography

''She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

Television

References

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