Biography
Jennie Lew Tugend is an American film and television producer. Her credits include producer on Free Willy (1993), Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) and Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997); associate producer on Lethal Weapon (1987) and Scrooged (1988); and co-producer on Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Radio Flyer (1992) and episodes of Tales from the Crypt (1991–1992). She also served as executive assistant on The Goonies (1985).
Tugend was co-president of Kadokawa Pictures USA and has produced Return to Me (2000), Local Boys (2002), One Missed Call (2008) and episodes of Masters of Horror (2006–2007). She has taught film production at UCLA Extension and served as a producing mentor at the American Film Institute Conservatory. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Producers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
