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Raffaella De Laurentiis

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Raffaella De Laurentiis
Raffaella De Laurentiis (left) with her sister Veronica and Guido Borghi, Italian entrepreneur
Born (1952-06-28) 28 June 1952 (age 72)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseBuzz Feitshans
Parent(s)Dino De Laurentiis
Silvana Mangano
RelativesVeronica De Laurentiis (sister)
Federico De Laurentiis (brother)
Giada De Laurentiis (niece)

Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952[1]) is an Italian film producer. Films that she has produced include Conan the Barbarian,[2] Conan the Destroyer,[2] Dune, Prancer, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, all films in the Dragonheart series, The Forbidden Kingdom and Kull the Conqueror.

She is the daughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis and actress Silvana Mangano. She is the sister of Veronica De Laurentiis, who is the mother of Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis.[3][4] She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show Giada at Home.

Career

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De Laurentiis began working on films by contributing to the props and set departments of her father's productions. However, her first major credit came in 1973 as an assistant costume designer on Luchino Visconti's Ludwig.[citation needed] She then worked as a production assistant on Hurricane (1979) before stepping into a producer role at Dino De Laurentiis Productions.[5]

In 1987, she left her role as president of production at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG).[6] While at DEG, she read the script for Prancer and eventually produced the film as her first theatrical venture under her Raffaella Productions banner.[7]

In 1989, she entered a long-term relationship with Universal Pictures whereas De Laurentiis would produce their projects for a two-year production agreement.[8]

Three years after her father's death in 2010, De Laurentiis began pursuing a TV miniseries and theatrical biography about her father.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes
1981 Beyond the Reef Frank C. Clarke
1982 Conan the Barbarian John Milius
1984 Conan the Destroyer Richard Fleischer
Dune David Lynch
1986 Tai-Pan Daryl Duke
1989 Prancer John Hancock
1991 Backdraft Ron Howard
Timebomb Avi Nesher
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Rob Cohen Also unit production manager
1994 Trading Mom Tia Brelis
1996 Dragonheart Rob Cohen
Daylight Executive producer
1997 Kull the Conqueror John Nicolella Also production manager
1998 Black Dog Kevin Hooks
2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning Doug Lefler Direct-to-video
2001 Prancer Returns Joshua Butler Direct-to-video
2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Kerry Conran Executive producer
2007 The Last Legion Doug Lefler
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom Rob Minkoff Executive producer
2015 Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse Colin Teague Direct-to-video
2017 Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire Patrik Syversen Direct-to-video
What Happened to Monday Tommy Wirkola
2019 Backdraft 2 Gonzalo López-Gallego Direct-to-video
2020 Dragonheart: Vengeance Ivan Silvestrini Direct-to-video
2022 Prancer: A Christmas Tale Phil Hawkins Direct-to-video

Television

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Year Title Producer Executive
Producer
Notes
1994 Vanishing Son No Yes TV movie
Vanishing Son II No Yes TV movie
Vanishing Son III No Yes TV movie
Vanishing Son IV No Yes TV movie
1995 Vanishing Son No Yes
1997 The Guardian Yes No TV movie
2001 Uprising Yes No TV movie
2003 Stealing Christmas No Yes TV movie

References

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  1. ^ Kezich, Tullio (2004). Dino: the life and films of Dino De Laurentiis. Alessandra Levantesi (1st ed.). New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6902-X. OCLC 54534193.
  2. ^ a b "Raffaella de Laurentiis Options Lucinda Riley's "The Seven Sisters" for Television". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ Kalogerakis, George. "Let's Do Lunch".
  4. ^ Haviland, Lou (2020-04-07). "'Giada at Home': Who Is Aunt Raffy?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ^ Friendly, David T. (9 October 1986). "Another De Laurentiis Produces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ Knoedelseder, William K. (5 August 1987). "Raffaella De Laurentiis Resigns Production Post". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. ^ "De Laurentiis' daughter pacts with Universal". Variety. 17 May 1989. p. 15.
  9. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (26 August 2013). "Dino De Laurentiis Projects May Be Headed for the Big and Smallscreen". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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