Emma Tillinger Koskoff (born 1972) is an American film producer. She is best known for her collaborations with

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, including acting as a producer on his films '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2019). She is the recipient of a

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and a Hollywood Film Award, as well as nominations for two

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and three

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, among other accolades.

Life and career

Tillinger is the daughter of actors

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and

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. Her paternal grandfather was a German Jew. Her younger brother, Sebastian Tillinger, has also been an actor. Tillinger started her career at Artist Management Group, where she worked for co-founder Rick Yorn.Tillinger named production president at Scorsese's Sikelia
screendaily.com, retrieved 19 February 2014 She worked as an assistant for actress

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and director

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. Afterwards she was assistant to the late

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, working on Demme's pictures ''

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'' and '' A Decade Under the Influence''. In January 2003, she joined

's production company

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. Originally, Tillinger was Scorsese's assistant before she was promoted to Production President in 2006. Tillinger Koskoff and her fellow producers Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and

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were nominated for an

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for the 2013 film '' The Wolf of Wall Street''. She was featured in ''

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'' in April 2019, with the article covering much of her work with Scorsese and filming in New York City.

Filmography

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

;Miscellaneous crew ;As an actress ;Thanks

Television

;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Awards

* 2012:

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– Outstanding Nonfiction Special for '' George Harrison: Living in the Material World'' (with Margaret Bodde, Blair Foster, Olivia Harrison, Nigel Sinclair, Martin Scorsese)George Harrison: Living in the Material World
emmys.com, retrieved 19 February 2014 * 2014:

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– Movie of the Year for '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (with

, Leonardo DiCaprio,

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) * 2014:

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nomination –

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for '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (with

, Leonardo DiCaprio,

) * 2020:

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nomination –

for ''

'' (with

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) * 2020:

nomination –

for '' Joker'' (with

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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koskoff, Emma Tillinger American film producers American people of German-Jewish descent Living people 1972 births