A former schoolteacher, model and actor, Sherry Lansing worked her way up through the Hollywood hierarchy to be appointed president of production at 20th Century-Fox in 1980, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the movie industry. With producer Stanley R. Jaffe, she formed Jaffe-Lansing productions in 1982. The team was responsible for films such as "Fatal Attraction" (1987) and "The Accused" (1988). As a result of Jaffe's appointment as president and chief operating officer of Paramount Pictures in 1991, Jaffe-Lansing Productions disbanded and Lansing continued as a producer on the Paramount lot under her own banner, Sherry Lansing Productions. In November 1992, Lansing was named chairman of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group. The studio had one of its biggest hits, 1994's Oscar-winning "Forrest Gump", under her aegis. In December 1995, she extended her contract to remain as chair of Paramount Pictures through the year 2000.

Calling the Shots (1988) - as Herself

Loving (1970) - as Susan

Rio Lobo (1970) - as Amelita

Indecent Proposal (1993) - as Producer

School Ties (1992) - as Producer

Black Rain (1989) - as Producer

Accused, The (1988) - as Producer

Mistress (1987) - as Executive Producer

Fatal Attraction (1987) - as Producer

When the Time Comes (1987) - as Executive Producer

Firstborn (1984) - as Executive Producer

Racing With The Moon (1984) - as Executive Producer

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)

Father... A Son... Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, A (2005)

Kurt Russell: Hollywood's Heavy Hitter (1999) - as Interviewee

Dawn Steel: The E! True Hollywood Story (1998) - as Interviewee

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - 2007

Producers Guild of America Milestone Award - 2000

Women in Film Crystal Award - 1981

Exemplary Leadership in Management (ELM) Award -

HUSBAND - William Friedkin. Director. Married on July 6, 1991 in Barbados.

FATHER - Norton Lansing. Died in June 1996 at age 86.

MOTHER - Margo L Lansing.

STEP-SON - Josh Friedkin.