Natascha Wharton
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Natascha Wharton | |
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| Born | June 1965 (age 60) |
| Occupations | Senior Production Executive, BFI |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
Natascha Maria Wharton (born June 1965)[1] is a British film producer and founder of WT2 Productions, an independent film production company, and subsidiary of Working Title Films.
Wharton was born in Trinidad to a German mother and Trinidadian father.[2]
Prior to joining Working Title Films, Wharton served as an assistant to producer Eric Fellner, who would later co-own the company. She joined Working Title in 1993, serving as an assistant to Fellner and Working Title co-founder Tim Bevan.[3] Wharton later became a development executive for the company and, in 1999, established Working Title's subsidiary WT2 Productions as a production company that produced independent films.[4] Films produced under the WT2 production banner include Shaun of the Dead, Billy Elliot, The Calcium Kid and Ali G Indahouse.[3]
Wharton left Working Title in July 2009. She is currently the head of development and production executive for the British Film Institute's Film Fund.[2]
