Lynda Obst

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Lynda Obst

Production April 14, 1950

New York City, New York, USA

Lynda Rosen Obst (April 14, 1950 – October 22, 2024) was an American film producer and author. Her notable works include Sleepless in Seattle and Interstellar. Obst founded the pr…

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Interstellar

Interstellar

8.5 2014 Movie
Contact

Contact

7.4 1997 Movie
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

6.9 2003 Movie
Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

6.7 1993 Movie
The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying

6.2 2009 Movie
Flashdance

Flashdance

6.5 1983 Movie
The Siege

The Siege

6.3 1998 Movie
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

7.3 1991 Movie
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

6.5 2008 Movie
Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

6.9 1987 Movie
One Fine Day

One Fine Day

6.5 1996 Movie
The Jinx

The Jinx

8.0 2015 TV Show

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Lynda Rosen Obst (April 14, 1950 – October 22, 2024) was an American film producer and author. Her notable works include Sleepless in Seattle and Interstellar. Obst founded the production companies Hill/Obst Productions in 1986 and Lynda Obst Productions in 1989. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynda Obst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2019
    The Hot Zone

    TV show Producer

  2. 2016
    The Women Who Run Hollywood

    Movie Self

  3. 2015
    Good Girls Revolt

    TV show Executive Producer

  4. 2015
    Inside 'Interstellar'

    Movie Self - Producer

  5. 2015
    The Jinx

    TV show Self

  6. 2014
    Interstellar

    Movie Producer

  7. 2014
    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Movie Self

  8. 2010
    Hot in Cleveland

    TV show Executive Producer

  9. 2010
    This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying

    Movie Self

  10. 2009
    The Invention of Lying

    Movie Producer

  11. 2008
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

    Movie Producer

  12. 2006
    Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam

    Movie Self

  13. 2003
    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    Movie Producer

  14. 2002
    Abandon

    Movie Producer

  15. 2001
    Someone Like You...

    Movie Producer

  16. 1999
    The '60s

    Movie Executive Producer

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  1. 1999
    The '60s

    TV show Executive Producer

  2. 1998
    The Siege

    Movie Producer

  3. 1998
    Hope Floats

    Movie Producer

  4. 1997
    Contact

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 1996
    One Fine Day

    Movie Producer

  6. 1994
    Bad Girls

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 1993
    Sleepless in Seattle

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 1992
    This Is My Life

    Movie Producer

  9. 1991
    The Fisher King

    Movie Producer

  10. 1988
    Heartbreak Hotel

    Movie Producer

  11. 1987
    Adventures in Babysitting

    Movie Producer

  12. 1983
    Flashdance

    Movie Associate Producer

  13. —
    The Debra Hill Story

    Movie Self

  14. —
    K-Pop: Lost in America

    Movie Producer

  15. —
    Producers on Producing

    Movie

  16. —
    Voyagers

    Movie Producer

  17. —
    Untitled Heart Biopic

    Movie Producer