---
name: "Laurie MacDonald"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/laurie-macdonald"
fi1m_id: "laurie-macdonald"
imdb_id: "nm0531827"
tmdb_id: 8701
wikidata_id: "Q3827956"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "19 December 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T12:32:04.309677+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."
---

# Laurie MacDonald

## Identity

Laurie MacDonald

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/laurie-macdonald
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** laurie-macdonald
- **IMDb ID:** nm0531827
- **TMDB ID:** 8701
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3827956
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_MacDonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3827956, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8701

Producer. Born 19 December 1953 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 19 December 1953, USA
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Лори МакДональд
- **Frequently works with:** [Walter F. Parkes](https://film.one/person/walter-f-parkes.md), [Barry Sonnenfeld](https://film.one/person/barry-sonnenfeld.md), [Tommy Lee Jones](https://film.one/person/tommy-lee-jones.md), [Will Smith](https://film.one/person/will-smith-2888.md), [Rip Torn](https://film.one/person/rip-torn.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 70 (3), 2000s 69 (5), 2010s 68 (3), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action 5, Adventure 4, Comedy 4, Science Fiction 3, Documentary 2
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,688m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_MacDonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3827956, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8701

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md) (70), [*The Terminal*](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md) (63)
- **Tubi:** [*Men in Black*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md) (82)
- **Paramount+:** [*Men in Black 3*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) (63)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Men in Black II*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Laurie MacDonald is an American film producer. Born on 19 December 1953, she began her career as a documentary and news producer before moving into feature films at Columbia Pictures.

She is married to producer Walter F. Parkes. Together they helped establish DreamWorks SKG and later founded the production company Parkes + MacDonald. Their credits include *Men in Black* (1997), *Men in Black II* (2002), *The Ring* (2002), *The Terminal* (2004), *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), *Flight* (2012) and *Men in Black 3* (2012), as well as executive producer roles on *Gladiator* (2000) and *Catch Me If You Can* (2002).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Free Solo* (2018), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/free-solo.md)
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *Men in Black 3* (2012), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md)
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *Men in Black II* (2002), Fi1m 48, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)
- *The Ring* (2002), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md)
- *Amistad* (1997), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Men in Black* (1997), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *She Rides Shotgun* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Deep Cover* (2025), Producer
- *Gladiator II* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *My Lady Jane* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Trial of the Chicago 7* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Men in Black: International* (2019), Producer
- *Free Solo* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/free-solo.md)
- *Tulip Fever* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Circle* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Rings* (2017), Producer
- *Keeping Up with the Joneses* (2016), Producer
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *The Slap* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Men in Black 3* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md)
- *Flight* (2012), Producer
- *Dinner for Schmucks* (2010), Producer
- *The Uninvited* (2009), Producer
- *The Burning Plain* (2008), Producer
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *The Lookout* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Legend of Zorro* (2005), Producer
- *Just Like Heaven* (2005), Producer
- *The Island* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Ring Two* (2005), Producer
- *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004), Producer
- *The Terminal* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *The Ring* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md)
- *The Tuxedo* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Men in Black II* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)
- *Gladiator* (2000), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *The Mask of Zorro* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Amistad* (1997), Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *The Peacemaker* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Men in Black* (1997), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *How to Make an American Quilt* (1995), Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Laurie MacDonald](https://film.one/media/person/87316/gallery-acd210451232.jpg) Laurie MacDonald — Image via TMDB
- ![Laurie MacDonald](https://film.one/media/person/87316/gallery-5a87e4884571.jpg) Laurie MacDonald — Image via TMDB

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