Jane Rosenthal [Entertainment Impresario]
Meet the producer who, at age 54, has developed and produced more than 70 feature films. Jane Rosenthal is the creative production powerhouse behind such Hollywood hits as Rent, Meet the Parents, Analyze That, The Good Shepherd, Wag the Dog and What Just Happened? Rosenthal, along with Robert De Niro, co-founded the Tribeca Productions film studio in lower Manhattan in 1989, and after 9/11, with the addition of her husband, Craig Hatkoff, went on to co-organized the first annual Tribeca Film Festival in an attempt to revitalize downtown New York City. The festival was initially a success attracting upwards of 150,000 people and has continued to flourish as attendance for the most recent Tribeca Festival was estimated at around 500,000. So, if you analyze That, you’ll understand why Jane Rosenthal is one of both New York City’s and show business’ most influential women.
What do you consider your most marked characteristic?
Loyalty.
What historic event do you find most interesting and why?
The enactment of Title IX, because it banned discrimination in schools, providing equal opportunity for boys and girls in both education and athletics.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
To sing like Streisand.
What is your present state of mind?
Sunny with a 10 percent chance of rain.
So far this year, what is your favorite …
Book: The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker
Film: The Fighter
Song: Anything by Florence and the Machine.
Restaurant: Locanda Verde in New York City
TV show: Any news show with Brian Williams
What cause do you most identify with?
Educating girls worldwide.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Lack of hope.
Who are your favorite characters in literature?
Nancy Drew and Tom Sawyer
What do you consider your greatest career achievement?
The founding of the Tribeca Film Festival in 120 days post-9/11.
What do you value most about your friends?
Loyalty, humor and honesty.
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