Paula Wagner

Paula Wagner ( born December 12, 1946 as Paula Kauffman in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American film producer.

Life

After studying at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wagner began her career as an actress in several Broadway and off - Broadway plays. She also played at the Yale Repertory Theatre.

Wagner later became a successful talent agent at Creative Artists Agency; their clients were, inter alia, Kevin Bacon, Val Kilmer, Demi Moore, Liam Neeson, Oliver Stone and Tom Cruise. Cruise and Wagner together founded Cruise / Wagner Productions in 1993 to their joint productions were all mission. Impossible movies, Vanilla Sky, The Last Samurai, War of the Worlds, Lions for Lambs, Death Race and Jack Reacher.

Beginning of October 2006 it was announced that Cruise and Wagner had been entrusted with the management of the acquired in the meantime by the Sony Corporation of America film production company United Artists (UA). The plan was that Cruise per year to participate in up to four films of the company and Wagner should lead the UA as managing director. However, Wagner left the company already back in August 2008.

Paula Wagner is married to Rick Nicita, a former special agent with Creative Artists Agency.

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