Nancy Juvonen (born May 18, 1967) is an American film producer. She and

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own the production company

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Early life

Juvonen was born in

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and raised in Mill Valley, California.Alt URL
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descent, she is the daughter of aviation industry executive William H. Juvonen, a Stanford University alumnus and former Marine Aviator, and Pam Juvonen. Juvonen graduated from the

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with a degree in sociology and cooperative education.

Career

After graduating, she worked odd jobs, including at a dude ranch in Wyoming, as a private flight attendant, and for an artist who was trying to eradicate homelessness. She later became an assistant to

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, a member of the

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. In 1993, Juvonen met

through the former's brother Jim, a writer and producer who was working on the set of '' Mad Love''. The two subsequently founded

Personal life

Juvonen married comedian Jimmy Fallon, host of ''

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'', on December 22, 2007. They met on the set of ''

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''. In August 2007 Fallon proposed on the dock at sunset with a Neil Lane designed engagement ring at Nancy's family home in Wolfeboro on

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in New Hampshire. They were married four months later. They have two daughters born in 2013, and born in 2014. Both were born via

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Filmography

References

External links

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Charlie's Angels producer Nancy Juvonen savvymiss.com
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