Cindy Cowan

Cindy Cowan
Born (1959-05-07) May 7, 1959 (age 65)
Miami, Florida, US[1]
Alma materTulane University
Occupation(s)Film producer, songwriter, actor
Years active1975–present
Notable workMiracle on 42nd Street
Websitecowanent.com

Cindy Cowan (born May 7, 1959,[citation needed] Miami, Florida,) is an American film producer, songwriter, and actor.

Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida.[2][3]

In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk; a United Nations Award for Savior starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning Traffic starring Michael Douglas. Additional projects produced by Cowan included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women.

In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced Scorched, Fifty Dead Men Walking, and Red Lights starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.[4][3][5]

As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Executive Producer Producer Actor Notes
1995 Power of Attorney Yes Video
1996 Precious Find Yes
Mojave Moon Yes
1997 Changing Habits Yes
Little City Yes
1998 Montana Yes
Savior Yes
Very Bad Things Yes
2000 Dr. T & the Women Yes
2003 Scorched Yes
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking Yes
2012 Red Lights Yes
Smiley Yes
2016 The Axe Murders of Villisca Yes
2017 Kiki Mobile Yes TV series; 3 episodes; Co-executive
Miracle on 42nd Street Yes
2019 Slasher Party Yes Co-producer
Unseen Yes Short film
La Ruta Yes Short film
Rattlesnakes Yes Role: Mrs. Jones
2020 Arkansas Yes
2021 Evie Rose Yes Short film
2023 The Haunting in Wicker Park Yes Post-production; a.k.a The Haunting

References

  1. ^ "Miami Raised. Cali Based: Cindy Cowan". Miami Vibes. July 20, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Allbusiness.com [dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "LA Femme Film Festival 2005 Panelists". LA Femme International Film Festival. 2005. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  4. ^ Hindes, Andrew (June 29, 1999). "Cowan sells Initial stake to partner". Variety. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Carver, Benedict (July 14, 1999). "Hellewell, IEG shake hands". Variety. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Howard Hewett - It's Time (1994) lyrics at The Lyric Archive". Thelyricarchive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cindy Cowan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2014.