Lauren Diane Shuler Donner (born June 23, 1949) is an American film producer. She specializes in mainstream youth and family-oriented entertainment and owned The Donners' Company with her late husband, director Richard Donner, of which she is his widow. Her films have grossed about $5.5 billion worldwide including major contributions from the X-Men film series.[2]
Early life
Donner was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She studied film at Boston University, specializing in production and editing. Following the advice of a teacher, she moved to Los Angeles in hopes of entering the entertainment industry.[3]
Career
As Donner worked in Los Angeles as an assistant editor of educational and medical films, a chance meeting at NBC headquarters led her to leave her data there.