Gina Matthews is an American film and television producer and writer, whose credits include the horror film ''

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'', "What Women Want," "13 Going on 30" and "Isn't It Romantic."

Biography

Matthews was born in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

and raised in Eugene, Oregon. Her mother, Yolanda, was an

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immigrant, originally from

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, and her father worked as a

butcher A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishm ...

. Matthews graduated from

North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school in the River Road/Santa Clara neighborhoods of Eugene, Oregon, United States. History North Eugene High School was open to students on October 21, 1957. The opening was delayed nearly two months, ...

in 1986 before earning a degree from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

in 1990.

Career

After relocating to Los Angeles, Matthews produced her first film, the cult slasher film ''

'' (1998), which she developed with writer

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. For 1999's '' Summer's End'', Matthews won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special, shared with co-producers Frank Siracusa, Connie Tavel, and Patrick Whitely. In 2003, Matthews produced the unaired pilot for FX titled ''Fubar'', concerning military recruits at the U.S.-Mexico border. The following year, she produced the romantic comedy ''

13 Going on 30 ''13 Going on 30'' (released as ''Suddenly 30'' in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. It follows a 13-year-old girl in ...

'' (2004), starring

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Compa ...

. In 2008, she produced the television pilot '' The Oaks'', and the television film ''Blue Blood'', directed by

Brett Ratner Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the ''Rush Hour'' film series, '' The Family Man'', '' Red Dragon'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and ''Tower Heist''. He is also a producer of several film ...

. Most recently, Matthews produced the comedy film '' Isn't It Romantic'' (2019), starring

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. She is the founder, alongsider her husband, producer Grant Scharbo, of Little Engine Productions.

Filmography

Producer

Writer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Gina 1968 births Living people American people of Italian descent American women film producers Film producers from Oregon Writers from Eugene, Oregon University of Oregon alumni American women television producers Businesspeople from Eugene, Oregon Television producers from Oregon 21st-century American women