Paula Sue Kauffman

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Paula Sue Kauffman Wiki Biography

Paula Sue Kauffman was born on the 12th December 1946, in Youngstown, Ohio, USA, and as Paula Wagner is known as a film producer, probably best recognized for producing such film titles as “Vanilla Sky”, “The Last Samurai” and “Mission: Impossible”, among many others. She is also known for being a talent agent. Her career has been active since 1971.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Paula Wagner is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Paula counts the total size of her net worth at the impressive amount of $50 million, accumulated through her successful career in the film industry.

Paula Wagner was raised in her hometown by her father, Edmund Jamison Kauffman, Jr., who was a businessman, and her mother, Sue Anna, who worked as an editor for a news magazine. Upon matriculation, she enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Paula’s professional career began in 1971, when she appeared as an actress in the production “Lenny” in New York, after which she continued to play in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and performed as a member of the Yale Repertory Theatre, which marked the beginning of an increase of her net worth. In no time, she decided to pursue further her career as a talent agent too, so she moved to Los Angeles, California and got a job at Creative Artists Agency. Paula worked there for 15 years, representing such Hollywood actors as Demi Moore, Val Kilmer, Kathryn Bigelow, Liam Neeson, Oliver Stone, Robert Towne, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise.

In 1993, Paula moved her career to the next level, as she established with Tom Cruise their own production company called Cruise/Wagner Productions (C/W). Since then her career has only gone upwards, as well as her net worth. The first film that they produced was “Mission: Impossible” (1996), which earned them the 1997 Nova Award for Most Promising Producers in Theatrical Motion Pictures. They also produced its sequels, “Mission: Impossible II” in 2000, and “Mission: Impossible III” in 2006.

In the new millennium, Paula continued to line up successes, producing such film titles as “Vanilla Sky” (2001), starring Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, “The Last Samurai” (2003), and “War Of The Worlds” (2005), directed by Steven Spielberg. By the end of the decade, she was also the producer for the film entitled “Ask The Dust” in 2006, as well as the 2008 film “Death Race”. All of these projects added a considerable amount to her net worth. Additionally, during the late 2000s, she became the co-owner of United Artists Pictures, and during her tenure from 2006 to 2008, they released “Lions For Lambs” (2007), starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, and Bryan Singer’s “Valkyrie” (2008).

To speak further about her career, Paula founded her own production company – Chestnut Ridge Productions (CRP) – and made a solo debut as an executive producer with the TV film “Five” in 2011. She also produced the “Jack Reacher” film series, and most recently produced the 2017 film “Marshall”. Her net worth is certainly still rising.

Paula is also recognized for serving on the Board of the National Film Preservation Foundation, and she works as a professor at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television, and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, etc.

Thanks to her accomplishments in the film industry, Paula has won a number of recognitions, including the Excellence in Producing Award at the Sarasota Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival’s Renaissance Award. She was also one of the presidents of the First-Time Directors Jury at the Venice Film Festival.

When it comes to speak about her personal life, Paula Wagner has been married to Rick Nicita, a producer and agent, since 1984. She was previously married to set designer Robin Wagner.

 

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Paula Sue Kauffman Quick Info

Full Name Paula Wagner
Net Worth $50 Million
Date Of Birth December 12, 1946
Place Of Birth Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Profession Actress, Film producer
Education Carnegie Mellon University
Nationality American
Spouse Rick Nicita
Children Zachary Nicita, Jesse Nicita
Parents Edmund Jamison Kauffman, Sue Kauffman
Siblings Sally Hale, Susan Brooks
Twitter https://twitter.com/producerpwagner
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-wagner-53432847
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906048
Awards Costume Designers Guild Award for President’s Award, Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, PGA Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures
Nominations Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Movies Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible III, Mission: Impossible II, Vanilla Sky, The Last Samurai, Jack Reacher, Without Limits, Death Race, Ask the Dust, Elizabethtown, Narc, The Eye, Suspect Zero, Out of Our Father’s House

Paula Sue Kauffman Quotes

  • Hollywood is an artistic medium, it should be leading the way, but we’re not. We’re not reflecting culture strongly enough, we’re lagging behind. Women aren’t going away. I just think we have to understand that it’s not female culture and male culture, it’s culture – women bring something specific, men bring something specific, and films can incorporate and encompass all of it.
  • I had a really strong goal, and one day I changed it completely, but the change is what made me what I am today. It’s as important to be flexible as it is to be goal oriented.
  • Let’s make movies, not deals. Let’s write movies, not scripts. — on the need to streamline the development of movies
  • Studios will make a movie out of Tide (laundry soap) if they think it’ll work. — on the major studios’ focus on franchises and branded properties

Paula Sue Kauffman Important Facts

  • While an agent at CAA, she represented such top talent as Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Oliver Stone, Val Kilmer, Demi Moore, Liam Neeson, Robert Towne, and Kathryn Bigelow, among others.
  • Appeared as a co-star on the first TV mini-series, Loose Change.
  • Co-authored the feminist play Out of Our Father’s House.
  • Began her career as an actress on and off-Broadway, including as a member of the original cast of the Broadway production of Lenny.
  • Was a member of the Yale Repertory Company.
  • Studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
  • Studied Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, and is now a Lifetime Trustee for the University and an adjunct faculty member for the Heinz School in the Masters of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program.
  • Announced that she will leave United Artists. [August 2008]
  • New chief executive of United Artists. [November 2006]
  • Tom Cruise’s producing partner at Cruise/Wagner Productions.

Paula Sue Kauffman Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Marshall 2017 producer completed Producer
Caught Stealing executive producer announced Producer
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016 executive producer Producer
Jack Reacher 2012 producer Producer
Five 2011 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Death Race 2 2010 Video executive producer Producer
Death Race 2008 producer Producer
The Eye 2008 producer Producer
Mission: Impossible III 2006 producer Producer
Ask the Dust 2006 producer Producer
Elizabethtown 2005 producer Producer
War of the Worlds 2005 executive producer Producer
Suspect Zero 2004 producer Producer
The Last Samurai 2003 producer Producer
Shattered Glass 2003 executive producer Producer
Hitting It Hard 2002 Video documentary short producer Producer
Narc 2002 executive producer Producer
Vanilla Sky 2001 producer Producer
The Others 2001 executive producer Producer
Mission: Impossible II 2000 producer Producer
Without Limits 1998 producer Producer
Mission: Impossible 1996 producer Producer
Jammin’ 2008 TV Series travel coordinator – 8 episodes Miscellaneous
Murder in the First 1995 project consultant Miscellaneous
Loose Change 1978 TV Mini-Series Roxanne Actress
Space Academy 1977 TV Series Gina Corey Actress
Great Performances 1978 TV Series writer – 1 episode Writer
Imbalance 2010 Short special thanks Thanks
The Eye: Becoming Sydney 2008 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
The Eye: An Explosive Finale 2008 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
The Eye: Birth of the Shadowman 2008 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
The Eye: Shadow World – Seeing the Dead 2008 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
Narc: Shooting Up 2003 Video documentary short special thanks Thanks
Et la femme créa Hollywood 2016 Documentary Self
The Insiders on TheLipTV 2015 TV Series Herself Self
JacK Waltzer: On the Craft of Acting 2011 Documentary Herself Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty 2008 TV Special Herself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Herself Self
Catering Impossible: M:i:III 2006 TV Movie Herself Self
Mission: Explosive Exploits 2006 Video short Herself Self
Mission: Remarkable – 40 Years of Creating the Impossible 2006 Video documentary short Herself Self
‘War of the Worlds’: Production Diaries, East Coast – Exile 2005 Video documentary short Herself Self
‘War of the Worlds’: Revisiting the Invasion 2005 Video short Herself Self
Silk and Armor: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson 2004 Video short Herself Self
HBO First Look 2003 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Narc: Shooting Up 2003 Video documentary short Herself – Executive Producer Self
Women on Top: Hollywood and Power 2003 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
A Look Inside: The Others 2002 TV Short documentary Herself Self
Behind the Mission: The Making of ‘M:I-2’ 2000 Video documentary short Herself Self
M:I-2 Mission Incredible 2000 Video short Herself Self

Paula Sue Kauffman Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2008 President’s Award Costume Designers Guild Awards Won
2001 Icon Award Elle Women in Hollywood Awards Won
1997 Nova Award PGA Awards Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures Mission: Impossible (1996) Won
2008 President’s Award Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominated
2001 Icon Award Elle Women in Hollywood Awards Nominated
1997 Nova Award PGA Awards Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures Mission: Impossible (1996) Nominated