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Early life and career

Abdy was born to a

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father and an

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mother. She danced competitively as a teenager and later graduated from

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. She began her film career at Jersey Films, at one point working as an assistant to

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. Through Jersey Films her first film as co-producer was Garden State in 2004. Subsequent executive roles include working at Makeready,

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, Bluegrass Films and

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. She was included in ''

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''s 2023 "Variety500", its list of influential global media leaders.

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdy, Pamela 1973 births Living people Film producers from New Jersey American women film producers American people of Syrian descent American people of Italian descent