--- name: "Laura Ziskin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/laura-ziskin" fi1m_id: "laura-ziskin" imdb_id: "nm0957205" tmdb_id: 7627 wikidata_id: "Q270533" roles: ["Producer"] born: "3 March 1950" died: "12 June 2011" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "producer" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-05T12:24:47.983341+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Laura Ziskin ## Identity Laura Ziskin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/laura-ziskin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** laura-ziskin - **IMDb ID:** nm0957205 - **TMDB ID:** 7627 - **Wikidata ID:** Q270533 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ziskin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7627 Producer. Born 3 March 1950 in San Fernando Valley. Died 12 June 2011. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 3 March 1950, San Fernando Valley - **Died:** 12 June 2011 - **Active:** 1990–2013 - **Also known as:** Laura Ziskin P.G.A. - **Frequently works with:** [Alvin Sargent](https://film.one/person/alvin-sargent.md), [Avi Arad](https://film.one/person/avi-arad.md), [James Franco](https://film.one/person/james-franco.md), [Kirsten Dunst](https://film.one/person/kirsten-dunst.md), [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md), [Tobey Maguire](https://film.one/person/tobey-maguire.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as producer, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 65 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 4, Science Fiction 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 2, Drama 2, Romance 2 - **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,219m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ziskin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7627 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Spider-Man 2*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) (85), [*Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md) (78), [*The Amazing Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) (64), [*Spider-Man 3*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Laura Ziskin was an American film producer. She graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1973 and began her career in development and production roles. She served as executive producer on *Pretty Woman* (1990) and producer on *Spider-Man* (2002), *Spider-Man 2* (2004) and *Spider-Man 3* (2007). She also produced the 74th and 79th Academy Awards telecasts, becoming the first woman to do so alone. Her later credits include *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012) and *The Butler* (2013), both released posthumously. Ziskin died of breast cancer on 12 June 2011 in Santa Monica, California, aged 61. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *The Butler* (2013), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md) - *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) - *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Fi1m 55, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Spider-Man* (2002), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md) - *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Fi1m 77, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md) - *Pretty Woman* (1990), Fi1m 77, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md) ## Complete filmography (24) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Butler* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md) - *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) - *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md) - *Stealth* (2005), Producer - *Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing* (2004), Producer - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Nikki and Nora* (2004), Executive Producer - *Tarzan* (2003), series, Executive Producer - *Spider-Man* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md) - *Dinner with Friends* (2001), Executive Producer - *Fail Safe* (2000), Executive Producer - *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md) - *To Die For* (1995), Producer - *Hero* (1992), Producer, Story - *The Doctor* (1991), Producer - *What About Bob?* (1991), Producer, Story - *Pretty Woman* (1990), Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md) - *Everybody's All-American* (1988), Producer - *The Rescue* (1988), Producer - *D.O.A.* (1988), Producer - *No Way Out* (1987), Producer - *Murphy's Romance* (1985), Producer - *Eyes of Laura Mars* (1978), Associate Producer - *The Oscars* (1953), series, Producer ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Crystal Award 2002: Crystal Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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