Dorothy Theresa Hall (born April 26, 1960) is an American film producer.

Biography

Hall has produced films including ''

The Wedding Banquet ''The Wedding Banquet'' is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a gay Taiwanese immigrant man (played by Winston Chao, in his film debut) who marries a mainland Chinese woman ( May Chin) t ...

'' (1993), ''

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love ''The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love'' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Maria Maggenti and starring Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker, and Maggie Moore. It tells the story of two very different high s ...

'' (1995), '' All Over Me'' (1997), ''

High Art High culture is a subculture that emphasizes and encompasses the cultural objects of aesthetic value, which a society collectively esteem as exemplary art, and the intellectual works of philosophy, history, art, and literature that a society con ...

'' (1998) and '' 54'' (1998). In 1998, ''

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'' named Hall as one of their top ten "Producers to Watch". Also that year, she received the Frameline Award from the

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...

for her longstanding service to the lesbian and gay community. In 1999 she shared a nomination for an

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

for her work on ''High Art''.

Personal life

Hall is the eldest daughter of late actress

Diana Lynn Diana Marie Lynn (born Dolores Eartha Loehr, July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress. Early years Lynn was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Louis Loehr, was an oil supply executive, and her mother, Martha Loe ...

and Mortimer W. Hall, son of publisher

Dorothy Schiff Dorothy Schiff (March 11, 1903 – August 30, 1989) was an American businesswoman who was the owner and then publisher of the ''New York Post'' for nearly 40 years. She was a granddaughter of financier Jacob Schiff. Schiff was interested in soci ...

. In 2001, she married John Kochman, a vice president at StudioCanal Image whom she met in 1999 while looking for financial backing for '' The Girl''.

Filmography

* 1991: '' Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole'' * 1992: ''Breaking and Entering'' * 1993: ''

'' * 1993: ''

Joey Breaker ''Joey Breaker'' is a 1993 American romance film starring Richard Edson and Cedella Marley. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Erik King also appear in the film. The film contains some autobiographical elements of its writer and director, Steven Starr. Pl ...

'' * 1995: ''

'' * 1995: '' Shao Nu xiao yu'' * 1996: '' Johns'' * 1997: '' All Over Me'' * 1997: ''My Perfect Journey'' * 1998: ''

'' * 1998: '' 54'' * 1998: ''Above Freezing'' * 2000: ''Wirey Spindell'' * 2000: ''Famous'' * 2000: '' The Girl'' * 2002: ''

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'' * 2002: '' Just a Kiss'' * 2004: ''

Poster Boy A poster child (sometimes poster boy or poster girl) is, according to the original meaning of the term, a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters or other media as part of a campaign to raise money or enlist ...

'' * 2005: ''Daddy, Daddy USA'' * 2006: '' Five Fingers''

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* 1960 births American film producers American people of German-Jewish descent Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Schiff family {{US-film-producer-stub