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Paula Weinstein dead at 78: The Emmy-winning producer’s family announces her passing in heartfelt tribute: ‘She shattered barriers in Hollywood’

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Emmy-winning producer Paula Weinstein, best known for her films The Perfect Storm and Analyze This, died peacefully, at age 78, at her home in New York.

Emmy-winning producer Paula Weinstein, best known for her films The Perfect Storm and Analyze This, died peacefully, at age 78, at her home in New York.

His daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, announced the news in a heartfelt statement Monday, obtained by Varietyin which he remembered his mother as a “masterful producer and force of nature for the things she believed in.”

“The world is a lesser place without my mother,” he wrote. “She broke barriers in Hollywood and always lifted other women up along with her.”

Rosenberg continued: “I know my mother would want me to add this: If you want to honor her, stop what you’re doing and turn your attention to President Biden’s re-election and making sure Democrats win the election so we can be “Ensuring that democracy survive in the United States and around the world.

Emmy-winning producer Paula Weinstein, best known for her films The Perfect Storm and Analyze This, died peacefully, at age 78, at her home in New York.

Emmy-winning producer Paula Weinstein, best known for her films The Perfect Storm and Analyze This, died peacefully, at age 78, at her home in New York.

Additionally, Rosenberg marveled at Weinstein’s “illustrious career” and how he “fought to champion” the social justice causes he championed.

The television producer won two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing the television movies Truman and Recount.

Most recently, Weinstein served as executive producer on all 94 episodes of the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, which aired from 2015 to 2022.

She was married to producer Mark Rosenberg until his death, at the age of 44, in 1992.

Weinstein and his late spouse co-founded the production company Spring Creek Productions in 1990.

Rosenberg, died on the set of the neo noir mystery thriller Flesh and Bone in 1992.

‘I am excited about the release of these films. I’m very proud of them, of the work that Mark and I did together, and at the same time there is a level of sadness that he is not here to enjoy them and see the extraordinary work of these two directors, scripts and people. he believed would come true,” he said to the Los Angeles TimesAt the time.

She is also known for producing Fearless, This is Where I Leave You, Too Big to Fail, The Company Men, The Astronaut Farmer and Monster-in-Law.

Weinstein served as executive producer on all 94 episodes of the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin; seen in April 2022

Weinstein served as executive producer on all 94 episodes of the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin; seen in April 2022

Weinstein served as executive producer on all 94 episodes of the hit Netflix series Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin; seen in April 2022

Her daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, announced the news in a heartfelt statement on Monday, obtained by Variety, in which she remembered her mother as a 'masterful producer and force of nature for the things she believed in' (Weinstein seen in 2018).

Her daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, announced the news in a heartfelt statement on Monday, obtained by Variety, in which she remembered her mother as a 'masterful producer and force of nature for the things she believed in' (Weinstein seen in 2018).

Her daughter, Hannah Rosenberg, announced the news in a heartfelt statement on Monday, obtained by Variety, in which she remembered her mother as a ‘masterful producer and force of nature for the things she believed in’ (Weinstein seen in 2018).

Over the course of her nearly 40-year career, she also earned two Crystal Awards from Women in Film, the Hall of Fame Award from Variety, the National Urban League Citizen Award, and the Bill of Rights Award from the Southern California Chapter of American Civil Liberties. Union.’

In 2013, Weinstein was named executive vice president of Tribeca Enterprises, before resigning in September 2023 to focus on political causes.

“I don’t want to sit on the sidelines and criticize everything,” he said. Deadline in September. ‘I really want to throw myself into the campaigns. Campaigns at both the state and national level. It feels like a moment… between the weather, the book ban and everything else I don’t need to get into.’

According to Variety, she was also a founding member of the Hollywood Women’s Political Caucus and a former board member of the ACLU of Southern California.

Over the course of her nearly 40-year career, she also earned two Crystal Awards from Women in Film, the Hall of Fame Award from Variety, the National Urban League Citizen Award, and the Bill of Rights Award from the Southern California Chapter of American Civil Liberties. Union' (pictured in 2018)

Over the course of her nearly 40-year career, she also earned two Crystal Awards from Women in Film, the Hall of Fame Award from Variety, the National Urban League Citizen Award, and the Bill of Rights Award from the American Civil Liberties Southern Chapter. Of California. Union' (pictured in 2018)

Over the course of her nearly 40-year career, she also earned two Crystal Awards from Women in Film, the Hall of Fame Award from Variety, the National Urban League Citizen Award, and the Bill of Rights Award from the Southern California Chapter of American Civil Liberties. Union’ (pictured in 2018)

He is survived by his daughter Hannah.

Her last Instagram post from March 2022 showed her posing alongside Hannah, who had just completed a half marathon for MMRF.

“Hannah’s cheerleaders,” she captioned the image as her daughter posed with an arm around Weinstein’s shoulders.

Following the news of Weinstein’s death, actress Alysia Reiner shared an emotional tribute.

Her last Instagram post from March 2022 showed her posing alongside her daughter Hannah, who had just completed a half marathon for MMRF.

Her last Instagram post from March 2022 showed her posing alongside her daughter Hannah, who had just completed a half marathon for MMRF.

Her last Instagram post from March 2022 showed her posing alongside her daughter Hannah, who had just completed a half marathon for MMRF.

Following the news of Weinstein's death, actress Alysia Reiner shared an emotional tribute

Following the news of Weinstein's death, actress Alysia Reiner shared an emotional tribute

Following the news of Weinstein’s death, actress Alysia Reiner shared an emotional tribute

-Oh, Paula. I can’t remember the last time I read something on the internet and actually gasped and automatically burst into tears. “Paul Weinstein, I didn’t know what a hero you were to me until this moment,” she captioned a photo of them together.

Reiner continued: ‘So many lunches, pep talks and events. How many words of wisdom have you shared with me personally, or in huge rooms, that truly lifted my soul, that made every cell of my being want to go out and make art and give another woman a chance.’

‘My heart goes out to your family, @janetribeca and the entire @tribeca family. Thank you. I love you. I treasure you. I am committed to continuing to defend everything they believed in. Thank you,” she concluded.

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