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Line 1: {{short description\|American film and television producer}} {{BLP sources\|date=December 2023}} ~~{{Infobox person~~ ~~\|name = Deborah Oppenheimer~~ ~~\|imege =~~ ~~\|image_size = 250px~~ ~~\|caption =~~ ~~\|birth_name = Deborah Oppenheimer~~ '''Deborah Oppenheimer''' is an American film and television producer. She won an [[73rd Academy Awards\|Academy Award in 2001]] for best documentary feature for producing ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Angulo\|first=Sandra P.\|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/see-complete-list-oscar-winners/\|title=See the complete list of Oscar winners\|date=March 26, 2001\|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Oppenheimer co-authored a companion book for the film with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]], and also produced the film's soundtrack.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine\|last=Schneider\|first=Michael\|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/mohawk-chief-stays-1117880164/\|title=Mohawk chief stays\|date=February 6, 2003\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> ~~\|occupation = Film/TV producer/Author~~ ~~\|spouse =~~ ~~\|children =~~ ~~\|website =~~ }} '''Deborah Oppenheimer''' is an American film and television producer. She won an [[73rd Academy Awards\|Academy Award in 2001]] for best documentary feature for producing ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000). The film, about the British rescue operation known as the [[Kindertransport]], which saved the lives of nearly 10,000 children from Nazi-occupied Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Danzig, was written and directed by [[Mark Jonathan Harris]], released by [[Warner Bros.]], and made with the cooperation of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]. [[Judi Dench]] narrated. Following its theatrical release, it appeared on HBO and PBS. ==Biography==▼ In 2014, ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation for all time in the [[National Film Registry]]. Deborah Oppenheimer was born and raised in [[Valley Stream, New York]].<ref name="VSSHS">{{cite web\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->\|url=https://www.vsvny.org/vertical/Sites/%7BBC0696FB-5DB8-4F85-B451-5A8D9DC581E3%7D/uploads/2002-05.17_Oppenheimer_(Distinguished_Alumni_Award_Program).pdf\|title=Distinguished Alumni Award Program: Deborah Oppenheimer\|date=May 17, 2002\|publisher=Valley Stream Central High School District and Village of Valley Stream\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> After graduating from [[Valley Stream South High School]],<ref name="VSSHS" /> she matriculated to [[Buffalo State University]] where she graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a degree in English secondary education.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Kaiser\|first=Laurie\|url=https://suny.buffalostate.edu/news/oscar-winning-alumna-deborah-oppenheimer-coming-buffalo-state-screening-new-documentary\|title=Oscar-Winning Alumna Deborah Oppenheimer Coming to Buffalo State for Screening of New Documentary\|date=October 13, 2021\|publisher=[[Buffalo State University]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Moran\|first=Jay\|url=https://www.wbfo.org/2021-10-18/academy-award-winning-producer-returns-to-buffalo-state\|title=Academy Award-winning producer returns to Buffalo State\|date=October 18, 2021\|publisher=[[WBFO]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="BSU">{{cite web\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->\|url=https://commencement.buffalostate.edu/sites/commencement.buffalostate.edu/files/uploads/Documents/Booklets/2005booklet.pdf\|url-status=dead\|title=2005 Commencement Buffalo State University\|page=15\|date=May 14, 2005\|publisher=Buffalo State University\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009160633/https://commencement.buffalostate.edu/sites/commencement.buffalostate.edu/files/uploads/Documents/Booklets/2005booklet.pdf#page=15\|archive-date=October 9, 2015\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> She started as an [[editor]] for [[John Wiley & Sons]] before moving into television at [[Lorimar Productions]] in 1981.<ref name="Variety" /> While at Lorimar, Oppenheimer was associate producer for the [[Cable ACE Award]]-winning production of the [[Showtime Networks\|Showtime]] / [[PBS]] drama ''[[Master Harold...and the Boys]]''.<ref name="BSU" /> Oppenheimer co-wrote the teacher's study guide and co-authored with Harris the film's companion book of the same name by [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] (2000; reissued 2018). It has a preface by [[Lord Richard Attenborough]] and an introduction by historian [[David Cesarani]]. As president of [[Mohawk Productions]] at [[Warner Bros.]] from 1996 to 2010, Oppenheimer executive produced all of the company's television shows and oversaw day-to-day operations.<ref name="Variety" /> After leaving Mohawk, she was named [[executive vice-president]] of [[NBC Universal]] International TV Production in September 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Schneider\|first=Michael\|url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/nbc-u-int-l-tv-unit-taps-exec-veepee-1118024800/\|title=NBC U Int'l TV unit taps exec veepee\|date=September 29, 2010\|magazine=Variety\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Oppenheimer's feature-length documentary, ''Foster'', presented by [[Participant Media\|Participant]] and [[Emerson Collective]], premiered theatrically and on HBO in May 2019 during Foster Care Awareness Month. Reunited with writer/director Harris and several of the award-winning production team from ''Into the Arms of Strangers'', the film is a revealing first-hand look at the complex foster care system as seen through the eyes of those who know it best. In November 2019, the National Council for Adoption presented the film with its Excellence in Foster Care Media Award. The film received a nomination for the 2020 [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay]]. One of the film's subjects, Mrs. Earcylene Beavers, was recognized in November 2019 as an Angel in America by the [[Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute]] at their annual Angels in Adoption Hill Day. She was nominated for the honor by Congressmember [[Karen Bass]]. As Executive Vice President of Carnival Films, Oppenheimer developed and executive produced the television series from Christopher Guest, ''[[Family Tree (TV series)\|Family Tree]]'' for [[HBO]] and [[BBC1]]. She later conceived and led U.S. strategies as a production consultant to the [[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Whittock\|first=Jesse\|url=https://tbivision.com/2013/08/15/oppenheimer-to-helm-carnival-us-push/\|title=Oppenheimer to helm Carnival US push\|date=August 15, 2013\|publisher=Television Business International\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Oppenheimer conceived and led U.S. strategies and was production consultant to the [[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]'', during its complete run. The series was executive produced by [[Gareth Neame]] and written by [[Julian Fellowes]]. ''Downton Abbey'' is the most nominated non-U.S. show in history and the highest rated [[PBS]] drama ever. In December 2012, she was selected to be a member of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Council]] by US President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no-byline-->\|url=https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-obama-appoints-four-to-us-holocaust-memorial-council\|title=President Obama Appoints Four to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council\|type=Press release\|date=December 2016\|publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->\|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts\|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts\|type=Press release\|date=December 29, 2016\|publisher=[[White House Office of the Press Secretary]]\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> As Executive Vice President of Carnival Films, Oppenheimer developed and executive produced [[Christopher Guest]]'s ''[[Family Tree (TV series)\|Family Tree]]'' for [[HBO]] and [[BBC1]], starring [[Chris O'Dowd]]. Her feature-length documentary, ''Foster'' received the National Council for Adoption's "Excellence in Foster Care Media Award" in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Koch\|first=Lauren\|url=https://adoptioncouncil.org/press-release/national-council-for-adoption-celebrates-2019-adoption-award-honorees/\|title=National Council For Adoption Celebrates 2019 Adoption Award Honorees\|type=Press release\|date=November 14, 2019\|publisher=National Council for Adoption\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> As President of [[Bruce Helford]]'s [[Mohawk Productions]] at Warner Bros., Oppenheimer executive produced hundreds of episodes of television shows starring [[Drew Carey]], [[George Lopez]], [[Wanda Sykes]], [[Norm Macdonald]], [[Bernie Mac]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Jean Smart]], [[Jurnee Smollett]], and [[Pamela Adlon]] and worked with development partners including [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Kenya Barris]], [[Stephanie Savage]], [[McG]], and more. Oppenheimer was associate producer for the [[Cable ACE Award]]-winning production of the [[Showtime Networks\|Showtime]] / [[PBS]] drama, ''[[Master Harold...and the Boys]]'', written by [[Athol Fugard]], produced by Michael Brandman, directed by [[Michael Lindsay-Hogg]], and starring [[Tony Award\|Tony]]-award winning actors [[John Kani]], [[Matthew Broderick]], and [[Zakes Mokae]]. ▲==Biography== ~~{{Empty section\|date=October 2018}}~~ ==Awards and recognition== {\|class="wikitable sortable~~" style="width:100%;~~" \|- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! class=unsortable \| Notes ~~! Credit~~ ~~! For~~ ! Notes▼ \|- \| rowspan=32\|~~2001~~2000 \| [[Heartland Film Festival]]▼ \| Crystal Heart Award▼ \| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' ~~(2000)~~ ▼ \| {{won}} ▼ \| Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] ▼ \|-▼ \| [[International Documentary Association]]▼ \| Video Source Award▼ \| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' ~~(2000)~~▼ \| {{nom}}▼ \| Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] ▼ \|-▼ \| rowspan=23\|~~2000~~2001▼ \| [[Academy Award]] \| Best Documentary, Feature▼ \|{{won}}▼ \| ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' ~~(2000)~~ ▼ ▲\|Best Documentary, Feature ▲\| {{won}} ▲\|''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000) \| Shared with: [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] \|- \| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] \| Best Documentary, Feature▼ \|{{won}}▼ \| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' ~~(2000)~~ ▼ ▲\|Best Documentary, Feature ▲\| {{won}} ▲\|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) \| Shared with: [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] \|- \| [[Long Island International Film Expo]] \|~~Long Island~~ Filmmaker Achievement Award▼ \|{{won}}▼ \| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' ~~(2000)~~ ▼ ▲\|Long Island Filmmaker Achievement Award ▲\| {{won}} ▲\|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) \| ▲\|- ▲\|rowspan=2\|2000 ▲\|[[Heartland Film Festival]] ▲\|{{won}} ▲\|Crystal Heart Award ▲\| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) ▲\|Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] ▲\|- ▲\|[[International Documentary Association]] ▲\|{{nom}} ▲\|Video Source Award ▲\|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) ▲\|Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] \|- \|} ==References== ▲! ===Notes=== ~~<references />~~ {{reflist}} * "Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry"[https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-14-210/]. Library of Congress. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2018.▼ * "''Foster'': HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary"[https://deadline.com/2018/08/foster-hbo-acquires-worldwide-rights-to-deborah-oppenheimer-mark-jonathan-harris-documentary-1202450581/].▼ ===General=== * "HBO Documentary Films acquires Mark Jonathan Harris' ''Foster''[http://realscreen.com/2018/08/24/hbo-documentary-films-acquires-mark-jonathan-harris-foster/].▼ ▲* ~~"Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry"~~[https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-14-210/ "Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry"]. Library of Congress. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2018. ▲* "''Foster'': ~~HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary"~~[https://deadline.com/2018/08/foster-hbo-acquires-worldwide-rights-to-deborah-oppenheimer-mark-jonathan-harris-documentary-1202450581/ "HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary"]. ▲* "~~HBO Documentary Films acquires Mark Jonathan Harris' ''Foster''~~[http://realscreen.com/2018/08/24/hbo-documentary-films-acquires-mark-jonathan-harris-foster/ HBO Documentary Films acquires Mark Jonathan Harris' ''Foster'']. ==External links== [{{Official website\|https://www.deborah-oppenheimer.com/ ~~Deborah Oppenheimer website]~~}}▼ {{IMDb name\|0649179}} ▲*[https://www.deborah-oppenheimer.com/ Deborah Oppenheimer website] {{Authority control}} Line 93 ⟶ 81: [[Category:American film producers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Producers of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:21st-century American women]]