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| Popular As | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | October 25, 1955 ( Los Angeles, California, United States) |
| Birthday | October 25 |
| Town/City | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Gale Anne Hurd’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Gale Anne Hurd was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Hurd was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Lolita (née Espiau) and Frank E. Hurd, an investor. Her father was Jewish and her mother was Roman Catholic. She grew up in Palm Springs, California and graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and communications, and a minor in political science, in 1977.
She joined New World Pictures as executive assistant to Roger Corman, the company President. She worked her way up through various administrative positions and eventually became involved in production. She formed her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, in 1982 and went on to produce a number of box-office hits including The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), and The Abyss (1989).
Hurd was married to James Cameron from 1985 to 1989; to Director Brian De Palma from 1991 to 1993, with whom she had one daughter, Lolita de Palma, in 1991; and to screenwriter/director Jonathan Hensleigh since 1995.
In 1998, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
In 2003, she was awarded the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology at Telluride, Colorado, along with Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
In 2010, the drama series she produced, The Walking Dead, began airing on AMC.
Hurd became a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011.
On October 3, 2012, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2013, Hurd was awarded the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award from the Athena Film Festival, at Barnard College in New York City. The award honors her as a woman in the film industry whose leadership demonstrates vision and courage and sets a standard for other women to emulate.
Hurd has been awarded the Fangoria Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, for her body of work in the horror and science fiction genres.
