Jessica Elbaum

Jessica Elbaum is an American producer. She is best known for co-founding the production company Gloria Sanchez Productions with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay in 2014.^[1] She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, won one Emmy Award and won "Best First Feature" at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards for producing the film Booksmart.^[2]

Jessica Elbaum
Elbaum at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 47–48)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation	Producer
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Rafael Marmor

Early life and education

Jessica Elbaum was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.^[3]

Career

Elbaum's first job after graduating from the University of Southern California was public relations at MGM Studios. She later left MGM to join her family's car washing business in San Fernando Valley.^[3] In the 2000s, Elbaum was an assistant to talent agent Julie Darmody.^[1]

In 2004, a friend of Elbaum recommended a desk job on Will Ferrell's team, which later lead to Elbaum becoming Ferrell's personal assistant. Her first day as Ferrell's assistant was spent on set for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy reshoots.^[3] In 2012, she produced her first feature film, the comedy Bachelorette, directed and written by Leslye Headland, and stars Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson, and James Marsden.^[3][1]

In 2014, Elbaum co-founded the production company Gloria Sanchez Productions with Ferrell and Adam McKay. The company was setup as a female counterpart to Ferrell and McKay's production company Gary Sanchez Productions, with a focus on female voices in comedy.^[4][5]

Personal life

Elbaum is married to film producer Rafael Marmor, the co-founder of the production company, Delirio Films.^[3][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Producer	Ref.
2008	Step Brothers	Associate	[7]
2009	Land of the Lost	Associate	[8]
2010	The Other Guys	Co-producer	[9]
2012	Bachelorette	Yes	[10]
2012	Casa de mi padre	Executive	[11]
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Executive	[12]
2014	Welcome to Me	Yes	[13]
2015	Sleeping with Other People	Yes	[14]
2015	Get Hard	Executive	[15]
2015	A Deadly Adoption	Executive	[16]
2015	Daddy's Home	Executive	[17]
2017	Oh Lucy!	Yes	[18]
2017	The House	Executive	[19]
2018	Holmes & Watson	Executive	[20]
2019	Booksmart	Yes	[21]
2019	Hustlers	Yes	[22]
2020	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga	Yes	[23]
2021	Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar	Yes	[24]
2022	Am I OK?	Yes	[25]
2022	Spirited	Yes	[26]
2023	Theater Camp	Yes	[27]
2023	May December	Yes	[28]
2023	Quiz Lady	Yes	[29]
2024	Will & Harper	Yes	[30]
2025	You're Cordially Invited	Yes	[31]

Television

Executive producer

Year	Title	Ref.
2009	You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush	[32]
2017–2019	I'm Sorry	[33]
2019–2022	Dead to Me	[34]
2021	The Shrink Next Door	[35]
2022	The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window	[36]
2024	No Good Deed	[37]