Cindy Cowan

Cindy Cowan
Born (1959-05-07) May 7, 1959 (age 65)
Miami, Florida, US[1]
Alma materTulane University
Occupation(s)Film producer, songwriter, actor
Years active1975–present
Notable workMiracle on 42nd Street
Websitecowanent.com

Cindy Cowan (born May 7, 1959,[citation needed] Miami, Florida,) is an American film producer, songwriter, and actor.

Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida.[2][3]

In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk; a United Nations Award for Savior starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning Traffic starring Michael Douglas. Additional projects produced by Cowan included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women.

In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced Scorched, Fifty Dead Men Walking, and Red Lights starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.[4][3][5]

As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Miami Raised. Cali Based: Cindy Cowan". Miami Vibes. July 20, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Allbusiness.com [dead link]
  3. ^ a b "LA Femme Film Festival 2005 Panelists". LA Femme International Film Festival. 2005. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  4. ^ Hindes, Andrew (June 29, 1999). "Cowan sells Initial stake to partner". Variety. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Carver, Benedict (July 14, 1999). "Hellewell, IEG shake hands". Variety. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Howard Hewett - It's Time (1994) lyrics at The Lyric Archive". Thelyricarchive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cindy Cowan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2014.