Gale Anne Hurd

Biography

Gale Anne Hurd is an American producer of film and television and the founder of Valhalla Entertainment, formerly Pacific Western Productions. Born in Los Angeles, she started out as Roger Corman's executive assistant at New World Pictures, rose to head of marketing, and co-produced Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) before launching her own company in 1982. Her breakthrough came with The Terminator (1984), which she produced and co-wrote, her only writing credit; she then produced Aliens (1986) and The Abyss (1989), both with James Cameron. Later credits include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) and Armageddon (1998), while her television work includes executive producing the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010 to 2022) and its spin-offs. She has also produced documentaries, among them Mankiller (2017).

71years old

Turns 72 on October 25in 349 days

Born October 25, 1955Los Angeles
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Valhalla Motion Pictures

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 20 years1993 to 2013

Every film, newest first

2013Birth of the Living DeadIMDb rating 7.0
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'IMDb rating 8.1
1993Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'IMDb rating 8.0

Genres

Documentary

Gale Anne Hurd movies on Netflix

Birth of the Living Dead2013IMDb rating 7.0as Film producer
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0as Himself

Worked with

Gale Anne Hurd shares two films with James Cameron, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Cameron

Ron Cobb

Lance Henriksen

Ed Harris

Sigourney Weaver

Michael BiehnRob KuhnsDirector, 1 film Charles de LauzirikaDirector, 1 film Ed W. MarshDirector, 1 film

Films together

James Cameron2 films together, 1993 to 2003
James Cameron's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Hurd as HimselfCameron as Himself
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Hurd as HimselfCameron as Himself
Ron Cobb2 films together, 1993 to 2003
Ron Cobb's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Hurd as HimselfCobb as Himself
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Hurd as HimselfCobb as Himself
Lance Henriksen1 film together, 2003
Lance Henriksen's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Hurd as HimselfHenriksen as Himself
Ed Harris1 film together, 1993
Ed Harris's page
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Hurd as HimselfHarris as Himself
Sigourney Weaver1 film together, 2003
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Hurd as HimselfWeaver as Himself
Michael Biehn1 film together, 1993
Michael Biehn's page
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Hurd as HimselfBiehn as Himself
Rob KuhnsDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Rob Kuhns
- Birth of the Living Dead2013IMDb rating 7.0Hurd as Film producer
Charles de LauzirikaDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Charles de Lauzirika
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003IMDb rating 8.1Hurd as Himself
Ed W. MarshDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by Ed W. Marsh
- Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993IMDb rating 8.0Hurd as Himself

Awards

Four awards and honors.

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Gale Anne Hurd's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
1998	Crystal Award	Won
	12th Saturn Awards	Won
	Saturn Awards	Won
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame	Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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