Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer.New York Magazine: "Jane of All Trades" By Meryl Gordon
retrieved December 22, 2017 She is co-founder, CEO, and executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, a media company that encompasses Tribeca Productions, the

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, Tribeca Studios, and non-profit offshoot the Tribeca Film Institute. She and

Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of List of awards and ...

founded the Tribeca Film Festival in the aftermath of the

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to help revitalize downtown Manhattan. She has been De Niro's producing partner since 1988, producing films including '' Wag the Dog'' (1997), ''

Meet the Parents ''Meet the Parents'' is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It stars Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, a nurse who suffers a series of unfortunate events while visiting his girlfriend's paren ...

'' (2000), and '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006). In 2020, Rosenthal was nominated for the

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for producing '' The Irishman'' (2019).

Biography

In 1989, Rosenthal co-founded the Tribeca Productions film studio in the

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neighborhood of

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with actor

. Rosenthal and De Niro co-produced the dramatic television

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'' in 1993 and, in 2002, co-organized the first annual

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. She is co-founder and co-chair of the board of the not-for-profit

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. Rosenthal is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and has been honored by The Museum of the Moving Image, New York University Tisch School of Arts, The Matrix Award, and The National September 11 Memorial & Museum. In 2011, she was presented with the Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership from The Rockefeller Foundation and The Monteblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award for her commitment to arts and culture. Rosenthal serves on the boards of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, The Child Mind Institute, Global Citizen, and interactive media company Eko.

Personal life

In 1995, Rosenthal married

Craig Hatkoff Craig M. Hatkoff (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor from New York City. Along with his now ex-wife Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute in 2002. The t ...

. They raised their two children in the Jewish faith. The couple separated in 2014.

Filmography

Producer

* '' Thunderheart'' (1992) * '' Night and the City'' (1992) * ''

A Bronx Tale ''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age crime film, crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale (p ...

'' (1993) * '' Faithful'' (1996) * '' Marvin's Room'' (1996) * '' Wag the Dog'' (1997) * '' Analyze This'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Flawless'' (1999) * '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (2000) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Prison Song'' (2001) * '' Showtime'' (2002) * '' About a Boy'' (2002) * ''

Analyze That ''Analyze That'' is a 2002 American crime comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and produced by Paula Weinstein and Jane Rosenthal. It is a sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that con ...

'' (2002) * '' House of D'' (2004) * '' Stage Beauty'' (2004) * ''

Meet the Fockers ''Meet the Fockers'' (sometimes known as ''Meet the Parents 2'') is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (also one of the film's producer ...

'' (2004) * '' Rent'' (2005) * '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006) * ''

What Just Happened What Just Happened may refer to: * ''What Just Happened'' (2008 film), an American comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro * ''What Just Happened'' (2018 film), a Nigerian comedy film directed by Charles Uwagbai * ...

'' (2008) * ''

Little Fockers ''Little Fockers'' (known as ''Meet the Parents: Little Fockers'' in the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia) is a 2010 American romantic comedy film and the third film in the ''Meet the Parents'' film series, serving as a sequel to '' Meet the Pa ...

'' (2010) * ''

All We Had ''All We Had'' is a 2016 American drama film directed by Katie Holmes and written by Josh Boone (director), Josh Boone. It is based on the 2014 novel ''All We Had'' by Annie Weatherwax. The film stars Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Luke Wilson ...

'' (2016) * '' The Irishman'' (2019) * '' The Good House'' (2021) * '' The Wizard of Oz at Sphere'' (2025) * '' Oh. What. Fun.'' (2025)

Executive producer

Special thanks

* '' Café Society'' (1995) * '' Sign Gene'' (2017) * ''Nigerian Prince'' (2018) * ''Lucky Grandma'' (2019) * ''Land of Gold'' (2022)

References

External links

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Tribeca Film Festival – Official website
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