Biography
Susan Cartsonis is an American film producer. She graduated with a BA in theatre from UCLA and an MFA in dramatic writing from NYU in 1984. Before producing, she spent nearly a decade as a studio executive at 20th Century Fox, rising to Senior Vice President of Production and supervising more than twenty films.
Cartsonis began her producing career with Firelight (1997). She produced What Women Want (2000) and Where the Heart Is (2000), for which The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the top five grossing producers of the year. Other credits include Aquamarine (2006), Beastly (2011), The DUFF (2015) and Carrie Pilby (2016). In 2016 she co-founded Resonate Entertainment with Suzanne Farwell and Brent Emery, focusing on female-driven stories.
Later productions include Feel the Beat (2020), True Spirit (2023) and Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023). She serves on boards including The Writer’s Lab and teaches at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
