Gale Anne Hurd Biography

Gale Anne Hurd (born October 25, 1955) is an American film producer and screenwriter. She is currently the recording secretary for the Producers Guild of America.

Early life

Hurd was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Lolita (née Espiau) and Frank E. Hurd, an investor. Her father was Jewish and her mother was Roman Catholic. She grew up in Palm Springs, California and graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Economics and Communications, in 1977.

Film career

She joined New World Pictures as executive assistant to Roger Corman, the company president. She worked her way up through various administrative positions and eventually became involved in production. She formed her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, in 1982 and went on to produce a number of box-office hits including The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986) and The Abyss (1989).

In 1998, she was awarded the Women in Film [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]] for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. She produced the 2010 AMC drama series The Walking Dead.

In 2003, she was awarded the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology at Telluride, Colorado along with Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

Hurd became a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011. On October 3, 2012, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2013, Hurd was awarded the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award from the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College in New York City. The award honors her as a woman in the film industry whose leadership demonstrates vision and courage and sets a standard for other women to emulate.

Personal life

Hurd was married to James Cameron from 1985 to 1989. She later married director Brian De Palma, with whom she has one daughter, Lolita de Palma, in 1991.

Hurd is an avid supporter of Arsenal FC.

Filmography (producer)

• The Terminator (1984)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien Nation (1988)
• The Abyss (1989)
• Tremors (1990)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• The Waterdance (1992)
• Raising Cain (1992)
• The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
• The Relic (1997)
• Dante's Peak (1997)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Virus (1999)
• Dick (1999)
• Adventure Inc. (2002) (Syndicated TV series)
• Clockstoppers (2002)
• Hulk (2003)
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
• The Punisher (2004)
• "?on Flux (2005)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Punisher: War Zone (2008)
• The Walking Dead (TV series) (2010)

Filmography (writer)

• The Terminator (1984)
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (characters)
• The Autobiography of Steve Bernfeld (2006) (lead writer)
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) (screenplay/characters)
• Terminator Salvation (2009) (characters)