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LAURIE MACDONALD (Producer), the co-head of DreamWorks Pictures with Walter F. Parkes, is also a prolific motion picture producer. She recently teamed with Parkes as a producer on the family hit “Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events,” starring Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and Jude Law, under the direction of Brad Silberling. They are also producing a number of upcoming films, including “The Legend of Zorro,” the sequel to their earlier hit “The Mask of Zorro,” which reunites Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones; Michael Bay's futuristic action thriller “The Island,” starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson; and the tentatively titled “Just Like Heaven,” which pairs Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo under the direction of Mark Waters. Last year, MacDonald and Parkes, together with Steven Spielberg, produced Spielberg's “The Terminal,” starring Tom Hanks. In 2002, MacDonald served as an executive producer on Spielberg's “Catch Me If You Can,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. She and Parkes also produced that summer's sequel “Men in Black II,” which reunited stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld.  The duo had earlier produced the 1997 sci-fi comedy smash “Men in Black,” which brought them Producers of the Year honors at ShoWest. In addition, MacDonald was an executive producer on the Oscar-winning Best Picture “Gladiator,” which was one of the most honored and successful films of 2000. Her credits as an executive producer also include the recent remake of “The Time Machine,” “The Mask of Zorro,” “The Peacemaker,” “Amistad” and “Twister.” During her tenure as co-head of DreamWorks Pictures, MacDonald has overseen such hit features as the Michael Mann drama “Collateral,” starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx; “American Beauty,” which won numerous honors, including the Best Picture Oscarâ; and Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning drama “Saving Private Ryan,” which was 1998's most successful film at the domestic box office. MacDonald began her producing career as a documentary and news producer at KRON, the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. She later joined Columbia Pictures, where she served as a Vice President of Production. After four years, she started a production company with Walter Parkes. Immediately prior to joining DreamWorks, MacDonald oversaw development and production at Amblin Entertainment.

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