Dede Gardner | |
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![]() Gardner in 2017 | |
Born | Dorcas Wright Gardner October 16, 1967 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Title | Co-President of Plan B Entertainment |
Spouse |
Jonathan Boris Berg (m. 2000) |
Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner[1] (born October 16, 1967) is an American film producer. She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013.[2] She has won Oscars for producing the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016), becoming the first woman to win two Oscars for Best Picture. She has also been nominated in the category for The Tree of Life (2011), Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), Women Talking (2022), and Nickel Boys (2024).