Mary Parent (born 1968) is an American film executive, and founder and President of Disruption Entertainment, Inc. -- a company with a first-look deal at Paramount Pictures. She was formerly the Chairperson of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Worldwide Motion Picture Group. She was a former President of Production for Universal Studios. There, she was responsible for Meet the Fockers, The Bourne Supremacy, Serenity, and other films. In 2004, Parent and Scott Stuber were named Vice Chairman of Worldwide Production for Universal Pictures. In 2005, Universal inked a production deal with the duo under the shingle Stuber/Parent Productions. Under Stuber/Parent, she has produced such films as Role Models (2008), Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008), The Kingdom (2007), and You, Me and Dupree (2006). She produced Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim and the Darren Aronofsky epic Noah.She is set to produce the new SpongeBob film, which is slated for release in 2015.Parent worked at New Line Cinema in the 1990s.In 2008, Parent placed 28th on The Wall Street Journal's' "50 Women to Watch 2008" list.
In February 2011, Parent started Disruption Entertainment (with former New Line executives Cale Boyter and Luke Ryan) and signed a first-look deal with Paramount.
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Co-founder, with Scott Stuber, of production company "Stuber/Parent Productions" in 2006.
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In 2008, named Chairperson of MGM's Worldwide Motion Picture Group. Placed 28th on The Wall Street Journal's "50 Women to Watch 2008" list. Parent left MGM in October 2010.
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December 12 2003: She and Scott Stuber were appointed to the position of Vice Chairman, Worldwide Production for Universal Pictures. In their newly-created positions as Vice Chairman, Worldwide Production, Parent and Stuber will continue to oversee the worldwide acquisition, creative development and production of all Universal Pictures feature films, and in addition will oversee Universal's original made-for-video productions as well as the creative development and production of its original animation properties.
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Ranked #58 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List with Scott Stuber.
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Co-president of production at Universal Pictures with Scott Stuber. [2003]
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Godzilla vs. Kong
2020
producer announced
Godzilla: King of Monsters
2019
producer pre-production
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
producer filming
Beyblade
2017
producer announced
Kong: Skull Island
2017
producer completed
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017
producer post-production
Nicktoons
producer announced
Monster Trucks
2016
producer
The Revenant
2015
producer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
producer
Godzilla
2014
producer
Noah
2014
producer
Pacific Rim
2013
producer
Role Models
2008
producer
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
2008
producer
The Kingdom
2007
executive producer
You, Me and Dupree
2006
producer
Pleasantville
1998
executive producer
Trial and Error
1997
executive producer
Set It Off
1996
executive producer
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dangerous Ground
1997
executive in charge of production
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Child Reduction Act
2008
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Best Picture
Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity'
2006
Video documentary
Herself
Shootout
2005
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Film
The Revenant (2015)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Revenant (2015)
2016
AACTA International Award
Australian Film Institute
Best Film
The Revenant (2015)
2016
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Motion Picture
The Revenant (2015)
2016
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Picture
The Revenant (2015)
2016
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
$700,000
