- Wendy Finerman
Infobox Actor
name = Wendy Finerman
birthdate = birth date and age|1960|8|2
birthplace =California
spouse =Mark Canton
David Peterson
yearsactive = 1988 - present
occupation = producer
academyawards = Best Picture
1994 "Forrest Gump"
baftaawards = Best Children's Film
1997 ""
goldenglobeawards = Best Motion Picture - Drama
1994 "Forrest Gump"Wendy Finerman (born 1960) is an Oscar-winning producer of nearly a dozen
feature films . She was one of the three producers who won theAcademy Award for Best Picture for "Forrest Gump" in 1994, and a Bafta for "" in 1998. She has also produced such popular films as "The Fan", "Stepmom", "Drumline" and "The Devil Wears Prada". Finerman was formerly married to producerMark Canton , and now is married to David Peterson. Finerman is the mother of four children. She is a graduate of theWharton School at theUniversity of Pennsylvania . Finerman runs her own company, Wendy Finerman Productions.Finerman's sister,
Karen Finerman , is a hedgefund owner / trader in New York City, and appears on CNBC's Fast Money.External links
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