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Robbie Brenner
American media executive, head of Mattel Studios From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roberta "Robbie" Brenner is an American film and television producer and media executive currently working at toy and entertainment company Mattel. She was appointed as head of its filming division Mattel Films on September 6, 2018[1][2] until June 2, 2025 when Mattel elevated her to her current position of president and chief content officer of Mattel Studios as part of a combination with its television division, Mattel Television.[3][4][5][6]
Brenner produced the live-action adaptation of Mattel fashion doll, Barbie, which was directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig and was released on July 21, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures; it grossed over $1.4 billion and set numerous global box office records.[7][8][9][10]
Brenner worked as a partner at The Firm and as president of its film division. Miramax Films for nine years.[11] While at Miramax, she worked on numerous films including Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. In 2004, Brenner produced the film Haven, a Cayman Islands crime drama featuring Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, and Zoe Saldana. Brenner went on to work at Twentieth Century Fox as senior vice president, Production in 2005 and 2006.[12] After her time there, she was with Davis Entertainment and produced the science fiction film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.[13] Previously as an independent producer, Brenner earned a 2013 Best Picture Oscar nomination for Dallas Buyers Club.[14][1] This film won three 3 Academy Awards including Best Actor for Matthew McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Jared Leto.[15]
Before her work at Mattel Films, Brenner served as President of Production at Relativity.[14][16] While there, she helped manage the studio's acquisition of the Sundance documentary Catfish.[17] She also led production on movies such as Immortals, Safe Haven, Mirror, Mirror, Out of the Furnace, and The Fighter, amongst others.[1][2]
Brenner appeared at No. 96 in The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment 2012: Power 100."[18]
Brenner is a film alumnus of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts[2] and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Executive Branch.[19][20]
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