Cecilia Peck (born May 1, 1958) is an American film producer, director and actress. She is the only daughter of actor

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

and his second wife Veronique Passani.

Career

As an actress, Peck was nominated for the

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for ''The Portrait'', in which she played the daughter of her father's character. She played the leading role in ''Torn Apart'', and appeared in '' My Best Friend Is a Vampire''. Peck produced '' A Conversation with Gregory Peck'', about her father, which premiered as a Special Selection in the

2000 Cannes Film Festival The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film '' Dancer in the Dark'' by Lars von Trier. The ...

, and aired on TCM and PBS American Masters. She directed and produced the documentary short ''Justice For All'', an examination of capital punishment, which was awarded the Silver Gavel Award. She was an associate producer on ''Defending Our Daughters'', a non-fiction film about women's human rights for Lifetime Television, which was awarded the Voices of Courage Award by the Women's Refugee Committee. Since 2008, Peck and her family have been presenting the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence to actors and directors at the Dingle International Film Festival and, starting in 2014, at the San Diego International Film Festival. Peck has presented the award to

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, Keith Carradine and

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. Peck directed and produced '' Shut Up & Sing'', about the backlash against the

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for opposing the Iraq War. The film premiered at the

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, won a Special Jury Prize at the Chicago Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Sydney, Aspen, and Woodstock Film Festivals, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Academy Awards. Peck directed and produced the feature documentary ''Brave Miss World'' (Netflix), following

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's fight for justice and mission to break the silence around rape. The film was nominated for the

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for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking in

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. Peck's company, "Rocket Girl Productions", produces independent feature films and documentaries. In 2018, Peck joined the Board of Directors of the San Diego International Film Festival. In 2020, Peck directed '' Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult'' which follows India Oxenberg and other women who shared their experiences in

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, a self-help organization located in

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. Prior to working on the documentary, Peck was targeted for recruitment by

. A previous co-worker had reached out to Peck to inform her of an incredible women's group and suggest she meet with Allison Mack, one of its leaders and recruiters. Peck never responded to the emails, and a year later, received an e-mail from the recruiter apologizing.

Personal life

Peck married writer Daniel Voll on September 8, 2001. They have two children. Their son Harper Daniel Peck, born in 1999, is named after

Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926February 19, 2016) was an American novelist best known for her 1960 novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. It won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Lee has received numerou ...

. Their daughter Ondine Peck-Voll was born in 2002. Peck is the former sister-in-law of supermodel

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, and aunt of actor

Ethan Peck Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen, the elder Peck's first wife. In 2019, he played a young Spock in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2019), a role he has reprised fo ...

. She holds dual citizenship in the US and France, and speaks French.

Filmography

Actress

*1986: '' Dress Gray'' (TV) *1987: ''

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'' *1988: '' Crime Story'' (Guest star, 2 episodes) *1988: '' My Best Friend Is a Vampire'' *1990: ''Torn Apart'' *1991: '' Ambition'' *1992: ''Tous mes maris'' (TV) *1993: ''

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'' *1993: '' The Portrait'' (TV) *1994: '' Killing Zoe'' *1994: ''

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'' (Guest star, 1 episode) *1995: '' French Exit'' *1997: ''

Sous les pieds des femmes ''Sous les pieds des femmes'' (also known as ''Under Women's Feet'') is a 1997 French drama film written and directed by Rachida Krim and starring Claudia Cardinale. Plot Cast * Claudia Cardinale as Aya in 1996 * Fejria Deliba as Aya ...

'' *2005: '' Havoc''

Director

*2006: '' Shut Up & Sing'' *2013: ''

Brave Miss World Brave Miss World is an 2013 American-Israeli documentary film, directed and produced by Cecilia Peck. It follows Linor Abargil an Israeli beauty queen who won the title of Miss World beauty pageant in 1998, after being assaulted just weeks prior ...

'' *2020: '' Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult''

Producer

*1999: '' A Conversation With Gregory Peck'' *2002: ''

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'' (TV) *2006: '' Shut Up & Sing'' *2013 ''Brave Miss World

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peck, Cecilia 1958 births Living people Film producers from California Actresses from California Actresses from Los Angeles American people of English descent American people of French descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American women film producers Princeton University alumni 21st-century American women