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Mary Aloe
Born (1969-07-19) July 19, 1969 (age 55)
EducationUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active1995 – present
Websitehttp://www.aloeentertainment.com

Mary Aloe is an American film and television producer, focusing on faith-based, action and drama and the owner of Aloe Entertainment based in Beverly Hills, CA. Her best known movies include Mary Mother of Christ, Battle in Seattle, When a Man Falls in the Forest, While She Was Out, Numb, Tortured, and The Princess and the Marine.

Education and early career

Aloe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the youngest of three girls. She moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, where she participated with other students on a music magazine titled "Rock", distributed in 35 countries. Her interest in journalism led her to work as an entertainment reporter for Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly Radio.

Aloe moved to New York and transitioned into producing talk shows, such as CBS's Geraldo. She later moved back to the west coast where she produced a newsmagazine show at Paramount television called Hard Copy. She went on to produce reality TV shows and specials such as The Susan Powter Show (Multimedia Inc), Caught in the Act (NBC/Dick Clark Productions) and Case Closed (USA Network).

Aloe's first executive producer credit was for the Columbia TriStar television movie The Princess and the Marine. She followed with producing feature-length films such as When a Man Falls in the Forest, Numb, Battle in Seattle, Tortured, and While She Was Out.

Her background and first love is reality television. Besides the three shows in development, Throwback, Mama’s Boy and Game of Clones, Aloe produced Room 401, and is developing a bevy of reality series Geraldo, the Susan Powter Show, Caught in the Act, Hard Copy, and A Current Affair.

Personal life

Aloe participates in charities that support children, women, and animals. She is an active supporting member of The Pasadena Humane Society, and Pit Bull Rescue.

Filmography (producer)

Films

Upcoming:


Released:

Television

  • Room 401 (2008) TV series (exec. producer, partnered with Ashton Kutcher) MTV
  • The Princess and the Marine (2001) TV Movie (exec. producer)Columbia Pictures/NBC
  • A Current Affair TV series (producer)
  • Geraldo (1991–1992) TV series (producer) CBS
  • Hard Copy (1992–1993) TV series (producer) Paramount Television
  • Caught in the Act (1993 film)|Caught in the Act (1993) TV (producer) Dick Clark Productions/NBC
  • The Susan Powter Show (1994–1995) TV (executive producer) Multimedia Entertainment (syndicated)
  • All Together Now (1995) TV pilot (producer) Columbia Tri-Star Television
  • Case Closed (1993) TV series (producer) USA Network

References

  • Mary Aloe at IMDb
  • Official website
  • Mary Aloe Blog [1]
  • Mary Aloe Entertainment Site [2]
  • Mary Aloe Producer Site [3]
  • Aloe Entertainment Producer Site [4]
  • Mary Aloe Finance Site [5]
  • Variety Insight [6]
  • New York Times Movies and TV [7]
  • Mary Aloe Production Site [8]
  • Deadline Hollywood January 30, 2015 article "‘Ten Thousand Saints’ Sells To Screen Media – Sundance" [9]
  • Yahoo.Finance.com February 5, 2015 article "Mass Hysteria Entertainment to Produce Punjab Tiger" [10]
  • Yahoo.Finance.com March 15, 2015 article "Mass Hysteria Entertainment Acquires Timothy Hill Ranch" [11]
  • EW.com January 18, 2013 article "Hollywood Finds God (Again)" [12]
  • Wall Street Journal September 21, 2012 cover of the Entertainment Section for Mary Mother of Christ [13]
  • Wall Street Journal September 21, 2012 Television piece for Mary Mother of Christ [14]
  • Indiewire.com article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [15]
  • Cinemablend.com article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [16]
  • Beliefnet.com article for Mary Mother of Christ [17]
  • EEWmagazine.com article on Joel Osteen for Mary Mother of Christ [18]
  • Trovacimena article on Hollywood Bible Cinema and Mary Mother of Christ [19]
  • Empireonline article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [20]
  • The Wrap article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [21]
  • Dark Horizons.com article on Alister Grierson for Mary Mother of Christ [22]
  • Mumbrella.com article on Alister Grierson for Mary Mother of Christ [23]
  • Deadline.com article on Mary Mother of Christ in Lionsgate Deal [24]
  • Variety article announcing six-picture deal for Mary Aloe [25]
  • Variety article announcing alliance with Mary Aloe for $50 million P&A fund management [26]
  • Studio announcement for producer Mary Aloe's Battle in Seattle [27]
  • Luke Ford interviews Mary Aloe on Battle in Seattle [28]
  • Pittsburgh Business Times article on Aloe's production plans for Pittsburgh [29]
  • Regent announcement for $50 million P&A with Mary Aloe [30][permanent dead link]
  • Article on Mary Aloe and distribution alliance with Regent [31]
  • Multiple Pittsburgh Business Times articles on Aloe's productions and company Proud Mary Entertainment [32]
  • Seattle Times article on Mary Aloe and Battle in Seattle [33]
  • The Guardian UK article on The Princess and the Marine and producer Mary Aloe [34]
  • Oregon AFL-CIO article on Mary Aloe and Battle in Seattle [35]