Mikaela Beardsley
- January 10, 2024
- American Film Producer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mikaela Beardsley |
| Occupation | American Film Producer |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 22, 1970(1970-01-22) |
| Age | 54 |
| Birthplace | Boston |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Massachusetts |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Mikaela Beardsley Biography
| Name | Mikaela Beardsley |
| Birthday | Jan 22 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Boston |
| Home Town | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Mikaela Beardsley is one of the most popular and richest American film producer who was born on January 22, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Mikaela Beardsley, born January 22, 1970, is an American documentary filmmaker producer and entrepreneur. She is currently the executive director of the What Works Media Project. Her films are distributed mainly by HBO Documentary Films or PBS.
Beardsley made the documentary Reporter in 2009 about Nicholas D. Kristof, a New York Times columnist, and his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eric Daniel Metzgar directed the film, with Ben Affleck producing it. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2009, and was first aired on HBO on February 18, 2010. Beardsley was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Programming Longform for Reporter in 2011.
In 2015, Beardley received her second Emmy nomination, this time for Outstanding Historical Programming, for producing Makers: Women Who Make America.
In 2016, Mikaela initiated the What Works Media Project, joining with Results For America, Soledad O’Brien’s Starfish Media Group, The Sorenson Impact Center, and Impact Partners. The project commissions award-winning documentary directors to produce character-driven shorts focusing on the advancement of social mobility, and the government officials leading the way. First announced at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, the films are scheduled to go into production in late 2017.
PBS aired a seven-part documentary series by Martin Scorsese entitled Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues in 2003. It explored the history and unique American musical genre. Beardsley was a producer for episodes directed by Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, Charles Burnett, Wim Wenders, and Charles Burnett.
Mikaela Beardsley Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | American film producer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mikaela Beardsley is one of the richest American Film Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mikaela Beardsley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Beardsley was born in Boston. She graduated Magna Cum Laude at Princeton University in 1992. There she also earned her BA degree in Comparative Literature. She was a Princeton student with Craig Mazin, a future screenwriter and future U.S. President. Ted Cruz was also a roommate and collaborator of Jamie Gordon, a film producer. She has worked with Wim Wenders and Alex Gibney on over a dozen national broadcast films.
Beardsley started her career in 1993 at WGBH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts. After moving to New York, Beardsley was an associate producer for The Irish in America: Long Journey Home.
Beardsley originated the Half the Sky movement, a multi-year global media project aimed at improving opportunity for women and girls in the developing world, based on the critically acclaimed nonfiction book, by Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. This included a four-hour documentary in 2012 that Beardsley executive produced, which PBS aired in two parts on consecutive nights. The documentary featured celebrity advocates America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde traveling to developing countries. In November of that year, Beardsley served as the keynote speaker at the first annual Global Solutions Forum at Vail Mountain School, discussing the project. For Half the Sky, Beardlsey developed a partnership with USAID, that linked the Ford Foundation, IKEA Foundation, Intel and numerous other corporate partners, including Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Nike, and the Rockefeller Foundation, raising five million dollars for direct programs.
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Mikaela Ranked on the list of most popular American film producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mikaela Beardsley celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.