Women in Entertainment

Dec 5, 2005

1. Anne Sweeney
co-chairman media networks, The Walt Disney Co.
president, Disney-ABC Television Group
2. Judy McGrath
chairman and CEO, MTV Networks
3. Stacey Snider
chairman, Universal Pictures
4. Amy Pascal
chairman, Sony Motion Picture Group
vice chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment
5. Nancy Tellem
president, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group
6. Gail Berman
president, Paramount Pictures
7. Nina Jacobson
president, Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
8. Oprah Winfrey
chairman, Harpo Entertainment
co-founder , Oxygen Media
founder and editorial director, O, The Oprah Magazine
9. Dana Walden
president, 20th Century Fox Television
10. Shari Redstone
president, National Amusements
co-CEO, Movietickets.com
vice chairman, Midway Games and Viacom
11. Nina Tassler
president, CBS Entertainment
12. Dawn Ostroff
president, UPN
13. Dawn Taubin
president of domestic marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures
14. Nikki Rocco
president of distribution, Universal Pictures
15. Carolyn Strauss
president, HBO Entertainment
16. Angela Bromstad
president, NBC Universal Television Studio
17. Donna Langley
president of production, Universal Pictures
18. Michele Anthony
executive vp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
president and COO, Sony Music Label Group U.S
19. Elizabeth Gabler
president, Fox 2000 Pictures
20. Bonnie Hammer
president, USA Network and Sci Fi Channel
21. Ann Daly
COO, DreamWorks Animation SKG
22. Sue Kroll
president of international marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures
Veronika Kwan-Rubinek
president of international distribution
Warner Bros. Pictures
23. Pam Levine
president of domestic marketing, 20th Century Fox
24. Nancy Josephson
co-president, ICM
25. Sheila Nevins
president, HBO Documentary and Family
26. Sylvia Rhone
president, Motown Records
executive vp, Universal Records
27. Polly Anthony
president, Geffen Records
28. Betty Cohen
president and CEO, Lifetime Entertainment Services
Susanne Daniels
president of entertainment, Lifetime Entertainment Services
29. Kathy Nelson
president of film music, Universal Music Group and Universal Pictures
30. Lia Vollack
president of worldwide music, Columbia Pictures
31. Laurie Younger
president, Buena Vista World Wide Television Distribution
32. Alli Shearmur
co-president of production, Paramount Pictures
33. Jessica Reif Cohen
first vp and managing director, Merrill Lynch Global Securities Research and Economics
34. Angela Shapiro-Mathes
president, Fox TV Studios
35. Kathleen Kennedy
producer/partner, Kennedy-Marshall Co.
president, Producers Guild of America
36. Terry Press
head of marketing, DreamWorks SKG
37. Diane Nelson
executive vp global brand management, Warner Bros. Pictures
38. Susan Lyne
president and CEO, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
39. Janice Marinelli
president, Buena Vista Television
40. Diane Warren
founder, RealSongs
41. Laura Ziskin
head, Laura Ziskin Prods.
42. Julie Greenwald
president, Atlantic Music Group
43. Karen Kehela Sherwood
co-chairman, Imagine Films
44. Cyma Zarghami
president, Nickelodeon Television
45. Paula Wagner
producer/partner, Cruise/Wagner Prods.
46. Robin Russell
senior executive vp/general manager, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
47. Nancy Utley
president of marketing, Fox Searchlight Pictures
48. Bernardine Brandis
executive vp of business and legal affairs, Walt Disney Studios
49. Lauren Zalaznick
president, Bravo Network
executive vp network enterprises, Universal Television Networks
50. Valerie Van Galder
president, Tristar Pictures
51. Jo Ann Ross
president of network sales, CBS
52. Lucy Fisher
co-head, Red Wagon Entertainment
53. Amy Baer
executive vp production, Columbia Pictures
54. Robin Schwartz
president , Regency Television
55. Carla Hacken
executive vp, Fox 2000
Deborah Liebling
executive vp, 20th Century Fox
56. Abbe Raven
president and CEO, A&E Television Networks
57. Laurie MacDonald
producer
58. Michele Ganeless
exec. vp/general manager, Comedy Central
Lauren Corrao
executive vp original programming and develop, Comedy Central
59. Jane Rosenthal
producer/partner, Tribeca Prods.
60. Stacey Sher
producer/partner, Double Feature Films
61. Christina Norman
president, MTV Networks
62. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
producer/partner, Revolution Studios
63. Beth Swofford
motion picture literary agent, CAA
Tory Metzger
motion picture agent, CAA
Risa Gertner
co-head of motion picture literary dept., CAA
64. Camela Galano
president, New Line International Releasing
65. Andrea Wong
executive vp alternative programming, specials and late-night, ABC Entertainment
66. Micheline Chau
president and COO, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Chrissie England
president, Industrial Light + Magic
67. Meagan Burrows
president of home video, Paramount Pictures
68. Beth Berke
executive vp/chief admin. officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
69. Debra Lee
president and COO, BET
70. Sue Naegle
partner/co-head of TV dept., UTA
Tracey Jacobs
partner/motion pict. agent/co-head of motion pict. talent dept., UTA
Blair Belcher
partner/motion picture agent, UTA
71. Julia Franz
executive vp, Touchstone Television
72. Suzanne Gluck
co-head worldwide lit. dept., WMA
Jennifer Rudolph-Walsh
exec, vp/co-head worldwide lit. dept., WMA
Cara Stein
senior vp/co-COO. NY/head of tv east coast, WMA
(all are members of the board of directors)
73. Maria Crenna
executive vp, Paramount Television
74. Esther Newberg
co-head of publications/co-chair of the NY office, ICM
Amanda Urban
executive vp/co-director of the literary dept./co-chair of the NY office, ICM
75. Gale Anne Hurd
chairman, Valhalla Motion Pictures
76. Cynthia Pett-Dante
co-president of management division/managing partner, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
77. Toni Howard
exec. vp motion picture talent, ICM
Risa Shapiro
senior vp motion picture talent, ICM
78. Stephanie Sperber
executive vp, Universal Studios Partnerships
79. Gaby Morgerman
senior vp/co-head of talent dept., WMA
Susan Brooks
worldwide head of tv business affairs, WMA
80. Marion Edwards
executive vp, 20th Century Fox TV Distribution
81. Adriana Alberghetti
partner, motion picture literature dept. , Endeavor
Michelle Bohan
partner talent dept., Endeavor
82. Sharon Morrill
president, Disneytoon Studios
83. Julie Yorn
head, Firm Films
partner, The Firm
84. Suzan Bymel
founding partner, Management 360
Evelyn O'Neill
founding partner, Management 360
85. Kelley Avery
worldwide head, DreamWorks Home Entertainment
86. Judith McHale
president/COO/CEO, Discovery Communications
87. Leslie Siebert
senior managing partner
co-head of talent dept.
management board member
The Gersh Agency
88. Paula Madison
president/general manager, KNBC Los Angeles
89. Debbee Klein
co-head of TV literary dept., Paradigm
90. Keri Putnam
executive vp, HBO Films
91. Penney Finkelman Cox
executive vp, Sony Pictures Animation
Sandra Rabins
executive vp, Sony Pictures Animation
92. Nina Shaw
founding partner, Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka & Finkelstein
93. Hilary Estey-McLoughlin
exec. vp/general manager, Telepictures Prods.
94. Liza Chasin
president, Working Title Films
Debra Hayward
president of U.K. production, Working Title Films
95. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
founder/CEO, The Gotham Group
96. Jeanne Newman
partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman & Warren
97. Geraldine Laybourne
chairman/CEO/founder, Oxygen Media
98. Danielle Gelber
senior vp original programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
99. Melanie Cook
partner, Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman &Cook
100. Linda Lichter
partner, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler

Power 100 list

In ranking women for the Power 100, we considered the following criteria:

What she has achieved this year. While a proven track record is a consideration, no Power 100 woman is allowed to coast on past accomplishments

Each woman's position within her entertainment company (to whom she reports, how many employees report to her and if she runs her own company or enjoys a stake in a larger corporation)

Whether she has the power to greenlight projects. If not, how much influence she has with the person who has that power

How much money she controls (and, by extension, how many people she hires or causes to be hired)

Force of personality: how much impact she has on the industry around her

The purpose of this list is to highlight the achievements of female executives working in the entertainment industry. A committee of editors determined the names and ranks after thorough field research and evaluation of hundreds of submissions. We don't expect everyone to agree with us. In addition, because of shifts in executive positions and new names added to the list, some women might have dropped in ranking in the Power 100; that does not necessarily reflect a loss in power. Rankings are based on each woman's position at press time.

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