Dede Gardner
American film producer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1967 · age 59
Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner is an American film producer. She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013.
Dede Gardner is read about 180 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaFilm, Producer2025
AdolescenceSeries, Producer
AnemoneFilm, 2025Producer2024
3 Body ProblemSeries, Producer2023
Wayne Shorter: Zero GravitySeries, Producer2022Crystal AwardAward
High SchoolSeries, 2022Producer
Outer RangeSeries, 2022Producer
BlondeFilm, 2022Producer2021
The Underground RailroadSeries, Producer
MinariFilm, 2021Producer2020
The Third DaySeries, Producer
IrresistibleFilm, 2020Producer2018
Beautiful BoyFilm, Producer2017Academy Award for Best PictureAward
FEUDSeries, 2017Producer
Brad's StatusFilm, 2017Producer2016
The OASeries, Producer
MoonlightFilm, 2016Producer2015
The Big ShortFilm, Producer2014Academy Award for Best PictureAward2013
12 Years a SlaveFilm, Producer2012
Killing Them SoftlyFilm, Producer2011
The Tree of LifeFilm, Producer2009
The Time Traveler's WifeFilm, Producer2007
A Mighty HeartFilm, Producer1967Born16 October 1967People around Dede
Close ties
Brad Pitt Dede produced 12 Years a Slave and World War Z
Steve Carell Dede produced The Big Short and Vice
Jeremy Kleiner Also in Eat Pray Love and 12 Years a Slave
Finn Wittrock Dede produced The Big Short (2016)
Robert Pattinson Dede produced Mickey 17 and The Lost City of Z
Steven Yeun Dede produced Mickey 17, Minari and Okja
Ruth Negga Dede produced 12 Years a Slave and World War Z
Megan Ellison Also in Killing Them Softly (2012)
Anthony Katagas Also in Killing Them Softly and 12 Years a Slave
Garret Dillahunt Dede produced 12 Years a Slave and Blonde
Scoot McNairy Dede produced 12 Years a Slave and Blonde
Tilda Swinton Dede produced Okja and The Killer
LisaGay Hamilton Dede produced Ad Astra and Vice
Christian Bale Dede produced The Big Short and Vice
Tessa Thompson Dede produced Selma and Hedda
Claire Foy Dede produced Women Talking and H Is for Hawk
Regina King Dede produced If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)
Jeremy Strong Dede produced The Big Short and Selma
Colman Domingo Dede produced Selma (2015)
André Holland Dede produced Moonlight and Selma
Julianne Nicholson Dede produced Blonde and The Riders
Sean Harris Dede produced The King and Wizards!
Adepero Oduye Dede produced 12 Years a Slave and The Big Short
Arthur Conti Dede produced Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Known for
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The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025
12 Years a Slave 2013
F1 2025
The Normal Heart 2014
Beautiful Boy 2018
Filmography 40
89 credits on file
Television 13
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
She has won Academy Awards for producing the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016), becoming the first woman to win two Academy Awards for Best Picture. She has also been nominated in the category for The Tree of Life (2011), Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), Women Talking (2022), Nickel Boys (2024) and F1 (2025), making her the most nominated female producer in Academy Awards history.
