Susan Nicole Downey (born 1973) is an American film producer. The couple have formed their very own production house entitled Team Downey.
Downey held the double places of Co-President of Dark Castle Entertainment and Executive Vice President of Generation at Silver Pictures. Joining Silver Pictures in 1999, she oversaw the development and creation of feature films released under both banners, including Thir13en Ghosts and Swordfish. In 2002, Susan Downey made her producing debut as a co-producer on Ghost Ship after which co-produced the 2003 release Cradle 2 the Grave Downey went to produce the features Gothika and House of Wax, as well as served as an executive producer on the critically acclaimed comedic thriller Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Susan Downey was likewise an executive producer on the Hughes brothers’ post apocalyptic drama The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman.
University of Southern California, Schaumburg High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Robert Downey Jr. (m. 2005)
Children
Exton Elias Downey, Avri Roel Downey
Parents
Elliott A. Levin, Rosanne T. Levin
Siblings
Indio Falconer Downey
Nicknames
Susan Nicole Downey , Susan Nicole Levin , Susan Levin , Levin
Movies
Sherlock Holmes, The Judge, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Gothika, Orphan, RocknRolla, Whiteout, House of Wax, The Brave One, The Reaping, Ghost Ship, The Factory, Non-Stop
Star Sign
Scorpio
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I had no interest in really becoming an actress or doing that kind of thing... I just knew that I wanted to do something in making films.
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As a producer, you're there from the inception of the concept to the delivery of it. It just takes so much energy.
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I have no idea why, and this is others' observations of me - I tend to be in the realm of these very complicated personalities. I guess I enjoy corralling that.
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I was never a girl who thought about getting married. Being in a relationship wasn't my priority.
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I was very focused, driven, rigid, work-oriented. I didn't care about having a family or making a home. I didn't think about kids. It's not that I didn't want those things; I just didn't think about them.
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If there was no Hollywood, no next movie, no deal at Warner Brothers, no place in Malibu or Venice, I would still be really happy.
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Fact
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Gave birth to her 2nd child, at age 40, a daughter Avri Roel Downey on November 4, 2014 at 3:22 a.m., weighing 7 lbs even and measuring 20 inches. Child's father is her husband, Robert Downey Jr.. It's pronounced Ay-Vree. But there's a bit of a tale behind Avri's middle name, Roel, which is derived from her grandparents' names. The first two letters of Roel are for The Judge (2014) and Iron Man 2 (2010) star's father, Robert Downey Sr., and his wife, Rosemary. They also are a shout-out to producer Susan's mom, Rosie. The last two letters are for the actor's mother, Elsie, and Susan's father, Eliot Levin.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 38, a son Exton Elias Downey on February 7, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Robert Downey Jr..
Is the Executive Vice President of Production for Joel Silver's Silver Pictures. She also is director of development for Dark Castle Entertainment, the horror film division of Silver Pictures.