Mimi Leder

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mimi Leder
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1952(1952-01-26)
Age	72
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mimi Leder Biography

Mimi Leder is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 26, 1952 in New York, United States. She is a producer and director best known for her work in the films Deep Impact and The Peacemaker. She was also a producer on the TV series ER, which won Emmy Awards in 1995 & 1996.

Her 1998 film Deep Impact starred Her 1998 film Deep Impact starred Robert Duvall..

Miriam Leder (/ˈ l iː d ər / ; born January 26, 1952) is an American film and television director and producer noted for her action films and use of special effects. She was the first female graduate of the AFI Conservatory, in 1973.

Leder began her career as a script supervisor on a string of films, including Spawn of the Slithis (1978), Dummy (1979), The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980), and A Long Way Home (1980), and then moved to the TV series Hill Street Blues (1981). After making the short film Short Order Dreams, written and funded by her father Paul, she screened it for Steven Bochco, creator of Hill Street Blues, and his friend Gregory Hoblit who hired her to direct an episode of L.A. Law.

She was the daughter of Paul and Etyl Leder. She grew up alongside her siblings Reuben, Geraldine and Geraldine. She is married to Gary Werntz and has one son.

Mimi Leder Net Worth

Mimi Leder is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mimi Leder 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her father was an independent filmmaker and she learned the film trade as a child. She was also the first woman to be admitted to the American Film Institute and the first female graduate of the American Film Institute in 1973.

In the late 1970s, she started her career in script supervision. She was a regular on China Beach in the 1980s, where she received four Emmy nominations.

Leder was born in New York City in 1952, the daughter of Etyl, a classical pianist, and Paul Leder, a director, producer, actor, writer, and editor of such films as My Friends Need Killing, Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla, and Dismember Mama. Leder was raised in Los Angeles in a Jewish home. Her mother is a Holocaust survivor from Brussels, Belgium, who was interned at Auschwitz. During childhood, her father, a low-budget independent filmmaker, introduced Mimi and her siblings to film production. Her father often dropped her off at the cinema to watch the latest films. Leder states that one of the early films that had an impact on her was Federico Fellini’s 8½. She was the first woman accepted into the AFI Conservatory, where she studied cinematography.

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Who is Mimi Leder Dating?

According to our records, Mimi Leder married to Gary Werntz. As of December 1, 2023, Mimi Leder’s is not dating anyone.

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Rochlin, Margy. “For Mimi Leder, Persistence Pays Off.” Directors Guild of America Quarterly (Spring 2018) Accessed November 14, 2018

Facts & Trivia

Mimi Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mimi Leder celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Brodesser, Claude. “Helmer: Leder Among Men.” Daily Variety (6/9/2000): A4. Accessed November 13, 2018

What has Mimi Leder done?

She shot nine pilots and produced six series, including The Beast (2001), John Doe (2002), Johnny Zero (2005), and Vanished (2006). Leder also made many made-for-TV movies such as Thick as Thieves (2009), U.S. Attorney (2009), and Heavenly (2011).

How old is Mimi Leder?

72 years (January 26, 1950)

What happens to Jenny Lerner in Deep Impact?

In one of the most heart-wrenching and almost physically painful moments in the entire movie, Jenny reunites with her estranged father on the very beach where they once played when she was five years old. The comet hits the Atlantic.

When was Deep Impact filmed?

Buy The Soundtrack. “Deep Impact” began principal photography on June 16th, 1997. In the course of its three-month shooting schedule, the production filmed on locations in Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, and New York City, before returning to Los Angeles to complete filming.

Who produced Deep Impact?

Producers