Barbara De Fina (born 1946)
is an American film producer. She has been called an "integral component" who has made "critical contributions" as producer of many of Martin Scorsese's films.
Biography
Her grandfather was from Sicily and her grandmother from Hungary, and she grew up in an immigrant community. She got her start in the world of low-budget filmmaking, before meeting
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, incl ...
during the making of
After Hours. The two were married on February 8, 1985.
Among her well-known films are ''
The Color of Money
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'', ''
Goodfellas
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'', ''
The Age of Innocence
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'', ''
Casino
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'', ''
The Last Temptation of Christ'' and ''
The Grifters''. In 2001 she and the production team of the film ''
You Can Count on Me'' were presented the
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.
Barbara De Fina also produced
Michael Jackson's music video "
Bad" with
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
.
De Fina and Scorsese divorced in 1991, but continued working together on projects for decades after that.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Photos of Barbara De Finavia
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Living people
1949 births
American film producers
Artists from New Jersey
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