Gail Katz is a film,

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, and

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. Katz heads Gail Katz Productions. Katz has worked at

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, where she was Vice President of Finance, then Vice President of Production. After leaving New World, Katz began producing films, starting with '' Shattered''. She partnered with director

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throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the two directed/produced many films. She has served as CEO of Radiant Productions, and as a founder of Red Cliff Productions. She was an executive producer on the ABC drama/comedy '' Cashmere Mafia'', which Gail Katz Productions produced. She has a B.A. in

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from the

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and a M.B.A from the

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. Katz is currently a professor at the

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. Katz was born in

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and raised in

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. Katz is American Jews, Jewish.

Work

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Thanks

Television

References

External links

An article from the Yale Herald about Gail KatzNews Release on ''Lessons'', a play by Katz
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