Gale Anne Hurd

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Producer

Birth Date: October 25, 1955

Age: 67 years old

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California

Instrumental in creating the contemporary concept of the "event" motion picture, a movie so vast in scope and appeal that it takes on a life of its own in the world audience's imagination, producer Gale Anne Hurd began her career as Roger Corman's assistant at New World Pictures, moving through the ranks to the company's head of marketing and later as a production executive. She ventured out on her own as producer (and co-writer) of future husband James Cameron's innovative "The Terminator" (1984). Although Orion had serious doubts anyone would be interested in a sci-fi thriller with a female protagonist, the film's overwhelming box-office success conditioned Hollywood to the then-novel idea of a female producer. Hurd solidified her reputation in the action-adventure genre, producing the Cameron-helmed "Aliens" (1986), a superior sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 classic "Alien," featuring a buff Sigourney Weaver, and "The Abyss" (1989), with a central story about a marital breakup that reportedly mirrored the real-life one between her and Cameron. Both films were also noted for employing cutting edge special effects but allowing their casts to shine as well. Despite their divorce, Hurd and Cameron reteamed for the blockbuster sequel "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), which once again pushed the limits of FX technology.

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Fear the Walking Dead: Best of Alicia

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2023

Fear the Walking Dead: Best of Madison

Executive Producer
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2023

Fear the Walking Dead: Best of Strand

Executive Producer
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2023

Fear the Walking Dead: Best of Troy

Executive Producer
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2023

The Walking Dead: Dead City: Cast Diaries

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2023

The Walking Dead: Dead CityStream

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2023
81%

Tales of the Walking DeadStream

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2022
74%

The YouTube EffectStream

Producer
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2022
85%

The Walking Dead: Best of Carol

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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Negan

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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Maggie

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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Daryl

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2021

The Walking Dead: Best of Morgan

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2021

TWD World Beyond: Episode Diaries

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2021

Fear the Walking Dead: Episode Diaries

Executive Producer
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2021

The Walking Dead: Episode Diaries

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2020

The Walking Dead: World BeyondStream

Executive Producer
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2020
46%

The Walking Dead: World Beyond: Extras

Executive Producer
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2020

Fear the Walking Dead Comic-Con 2018 Full Panel

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2018

The Walking Dead Comic-Con 2018 Full Panel

Guest
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2018

Hell FestStream

Producer
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2018
39%

LoreStream

Executive Producer
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2017
69%

Mankiller

Executive Producer
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2017

Mankiller

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2017

The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far

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2016

Falling WaterStream

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2016
26%

Hunters

Executive Producer
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2016
00%

Fear the Walking DeadStream

Executive Producer
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2015
75%

Fear the Walking DeadStream

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2015
75%

Fear the Walking DeadStream

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2015
75%

The Walking Dead: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST

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2013

The Walking Dead: Extras

Executive Producer
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2013

Very Good Girls

Executive Producer
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2013

Birth of the Living DeadStream

Actor
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2013
96%

Talking DeadStream

Guest
Talk
2011

On Story

Guest
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2011

The Walking Dead: Live at the Paley Center

Guest
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2011

Face OffStream

Judge
Reality
2011

Last Man Standing

Executive Producer
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2011

The Walking DeadStream

Executive Producer
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2010
79%

The Walking DeadStream

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2010
79%

The Walking DeadStream

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2010
79%

The Incredible HulkStream

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2008
67%

Punisher: War Zone

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2008

Welcome to the Jungle

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2007

Aeon FluxStream

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2005
9%

The PunisherStream

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2004
29%

Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesStream

Executive Producer
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2003
69%

HulkStream

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2003
62%

Adventure Inc.

Executive Producer
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2002

Last Call With Carson Daly

Guest
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2002

ClockstoppersStream

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2002
29%

Virus

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1999

Dick

Producer
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1999

ArmageddonStream

Producer
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1998
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Dead Man on Campus

Producer
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1998

The RelicStream

Producer
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1997
37%

Dante's PeakStream

Producer
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1997
28%

Switchback

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1997

The Ghost and the DarknessStream

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1996
50%

No Escape

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1994

Safe Passage

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1994

The Waterdance

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1992

Raising Cain

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1992

Terminator 2: Judgment DayStream

Executive Producer
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1991
92%

Tremors

Executive Producer
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1990

The Abyss

Producer
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1989
88%

Bad Dreams

Producer
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1988

Alien Nation

Producer
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1988

AliensStream

Producer
Movie
1986
98%

The TerminatorStream

Producer
Movie
1984
100%

The TerminatorStream

Screenwriter
Movie
1984
100%

Smokey Bites the Dust

Producer
Movie
1981

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