Meryl Poster
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Meryl Poster is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at The Weinstein Company. Poster was previously the co-president of production for Miramax Films, where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning Chicago (2002) and Academy Award-nominated Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000). She is an executive producer of the Bravo drama The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, which premiered in December 2014.
Career
NBC Universal
Poster had a producing deal at NBC Universal for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman Jeff Zucker. She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.[1]
The Weinstein Company
In early 2011, Poster joined The Weinstein Company as president of television, having previously worked for Harvey and Bob Weinstein for 16 years at Miramax.[2] While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including Project Runway and spinoffs After the Runway (2011), Project Accessory (2011), Project Runway All Stars (2012), Project Runway: Threads (2014), and Project Runway: Under the Gunn (2014). She has also developed VH1’s Mob Wives (2013) and spinoffs Big Ang (2012) and Mob Wives Chicago (2012), as well as Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor (2013) on TLC, Rodeo Girls (2013) on A&E, Supermarket Superstar (2013) on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers (2013) on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and writer of Gilmore Girls, for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.
Filmography
Executive producer credits
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | |
| 1998 | Wide Awake | |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| Music of the Heart | Co-Producer | |
| 2000 | Bounce | |
| Chocolat | Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture | |
| 2001 | Blow Dry | |
| The Shipping News | ||
| 2002 | Chicago | Film won the Academy Award for Best Picture |
| 2003 | Duplex | |
| 2004 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | |
| 2005 | An Unfinished Life | |
| 2011–Present | Project Runway | Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (2011–2015) |
| 2011 | After the Runway | |
| Project Accessory | ||
| 2012 | Supermarket Superstar | |
| 2012–Present | Project Runway: All Stars | |
| 2013–Present | Mob Wives | |
| 2014 | Under the Gunn | |
| Cement Heads | ||
| 2014–Present | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce |
Awards
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Muse Award; New York Women in Film and Television | Meryl Poster | Won |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Project Runway | Nominated |
| 2013 | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||