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Gale Anne Hurd

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Gale Anne Hurd

CEO and Producer, Valhalla Entertainment
Gale Anne Hurd

Gale Anne Hurd is CEO of Valhalla Entertainment and the producer of numerous Academy Award-winning films. After working in various capacities for legendary producer Roger Corman, Gale Anne Hurd co-wrote and produced her first film, THE TERMINATOR, followed by ALIENS, THE ABYSS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, ARMAGEDDON, THE WATERDANCE, which won Sundance’s Audience and Screenplay Awards, and MANKILLER, the award-winning Native American PBS documentary, among many other indie darlings and box office hits. In television, she is an Executive Producer of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD. She also serves as a Consulting Producer on TALKING DEAD. In addition, a third ‘Walking Dead’ series has been announced and will air on AMC in 2020. A long time former Board Member and Officer of the Producers Guild of America, Hurd received the organization's coveted David O. Selznick Award for Achievement in Feature Film.  She has served as a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and on the Board of the American Film Institute.  Gale was inducted into the prestigious International Women's Forum Hall of Fame, and her Star can be found on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.