Mary Aloe

Mary Aloe
Born (1969-07-19) July 19, 1969
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence Los Angeles, California
Education University of Southern California
Occupation Film Producer
Years active 1995 – present
Home town Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Website http://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.

Bio

Aloe Entertainment is one of Los Angeles' most prolific independent production companies. The Los Angeles-based feature film/television company was created in 1999 by Mary Aloe. Mary Aloe and Aloe Entertainment produces and finances individual pictures and slates of movies. Aloe Entertainment specializes in developing/producing independent features, television series, and network and cable event movies. Mary Aloe and Aloe Entertainment specialize in obtaining 100% financing for features by raising private equity; working with hedge funds, gap financing, top tier foreign sales companies and securing domestic distribution. Producer Mary Aloe and Aloe Entertainment, along with her development team, have produced a record nine features in six years. As well, Mary Aloe's vast knowledge of P & A financing was acknowledged by Regent Entertainment, who brought her in to run a 50 million dollar P & A fund backed by Merrill Lynch.

However her background and first love is reality television. Besides the three shows in development: Throwback, Mama’s Boy and Game of Clones. Mary produced Room 401 jointly with partners Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, premiering on MTV. Mary Aloe is also developing a bevy of reality series Geraldo, the Susan Powter Show, Caught in the Act, Hard Copy, A Current Affair over nine series for network and syndication.

Aloe and her partner, Dan Grodnik are Executive Producers on Screen Media's US Theatrical Release of "Mothers And Daughters". "Mothers And Daughters" stars Golden Globe Winner Sharon Stone, Oscar Winner Susan Sarandon, Golden Globe Nominee Christina Ricci, Courteney Cox, Oscar Winner Mira Sorvino, Ashanti, and more.

Aloe and Grodnik are also in production on two movies, including "MARA", in Savannah, Georgia starring Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace", "November Man", "Water Diviner"). MARA is based upon a real medical condition called “Sleep Paralysis.” Multiple cultures around the world over many millennia have real life stories about a sleep demon aka demonic attacks also known as “Hag Syndrome." Mara is a well-researched film based upon real life phenomena and is happening to an estimated 40% of humans around the world. It is when a person is in this state of "Sleep Paralysis” that they feel a presence of a supernatural malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if it is sitting on his/her chest. The word “night-mare” or “nightmare” was used to describe this phenomenon before the word acquired its’ modern, more general meaning. Has it happened to you? If not, it just might…when you least expect her.

And they have several films in post-production, including, in Australia, "Tiger", a true story boxing bio pic, being sold internationally by The Exchange. "Tiger", directed by Alister Grierson, stars Mickey Rourke ("Iron Man II", "The Wrestler") and Janel Parrish ("Pretty Little Liars"), as well as newcomer Prem Singh as Pardeep Nagra.

2015 -2016 is going to be another banner year for Mary Aloe and her staff at Aloe Entertainment. "55 Steps" is in production in Cologne Germany, with Sony as it's worldwide distributor. This is the true story of Eleanor Reise, starring two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bodham Carter ("Wings of A Dove", "The Kings Speech") as Eleanor, two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby", "Boys Don't Cry") as pro-bono attorney as Collete, and Golden Globe winner, Jeffrey Tambor as Mort.

An American comedy, "Wild Oats" starring Shirley Maclaine, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore came out in theaters with the Weinstein company last Fall.

Simultaneously, Mary Aloe and Aloe Entertainment's other film in pre-production, "Room 107", starts filming in New York this spring. For the first time since 1942, in "Pride of the Yankees", Major League Baseball and Hank Steinbrenner are partners and their official branding is to be used in a motion picture. At the core of the film, it is a magical father and son story. The film is based on the bestselling book of the same name. Iconic producer, Barry Josephson ("Enchanted") is producing and Mary Aloe is executive producing. Among its all star cast is Josh Lucas, Luis Guzman and it also includes some of the New York Yankees' current all stars in cameo roles.

Between 2004 and 2010, Mary Aloe and Aloe Entertainment produced a record nine films. Partner Mike Dolan and she produced the comedy, "Hollywood and Wine", starring David Spade, Chazz Palminteri, Vivica Fox, Kris Kattan and a host of Saturday Night Live alumni. The film took a satirical look into the inner workings of and actress making it in Hollywood. The production was produced in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Mike Dolan's Smithfield Street Productions.

As well, Mary Aloe filmed "The Ascent", a mountain climbing thriller starring Josie Davis, David Chokachi, Martin Kove and Joe Estevez. The film was shot in Austin, Texas with Regent Releasing.

Mary Aloe arranged financing and producer many critically acclaimed features were selected for some of the world's most prestigious film festivals. When a Man Falls in the Forest, starring Sharon Stone and Timothy Hutton, was selected for main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and in the main competition for America's South By Southwest Film Festival; Numb, starring Matthew Perry and Mary Steenburgen, was selected to have its world premiere in the Discovery section at the Tribeca Film Festival; and Battle In Seattle, a political action drama written and directed by Stuart Townsend and starring Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Channing Tatum, Andre Benjamin Joshua Jackson, Martin Henderson, Connie Nielsen and Rodriguez. Battle had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in main competition and had the biggest sale at the festival and is being multi-plat formed theatrically across America this fall 2008. Aloe's other films include While She Was Out, a female action thriller starring Kim Basinger and Lucas Haas; executive produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and jointly produced by Don Murphy (Transformers); and Tortured, starring Laurence Fishburne and James Cromwell, which was released through Magic Box and Sony Pictures. Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever with LGE had its theatrical release in the spring of 2009. Aloe's first feature film endeavor was in 2004 and entitled Downtown: A Street Tale, starred Genevieve Bujold and Domenica Scorsese and was released with American World Pictures.

Mary Aloe's foray into the business began in television with producing over eight successful national reality and television talks shows. In 2001, Mary Aloe transitioned into long form television with Columbia TriStar and NBC with The Princess and the Marine, a MOW for NBC Television, the project, chronicling the true story of a Middle Eastern Princess who fell in love with an American Marine, generated so much excitement, it incited the second biggest bidding war in television history. It then became the highest rated Movie of the Week that year for NBC. Aloe executive produced this made-for-TV movie with Columbia Tri-Star.

Mary Aloe has also affiliated herself with the top organizations in the entertainment industry. She is a member of the following guilds: WEN (Women's Entertainment Network), American Federation of Women in Television and Radio, CAUCUS, Women in Film and First Weekenders Club.

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

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TV movie and TV Shows

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