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Penney Finkelman Cox

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
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Penney Finkelman Cox was born in 1951 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and assistant director, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Shrek (2001) and Snakes on a Plane (2006). She has been married to Jim Cox since 24 December 1985. They have two children.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
    The Prince of Egypt
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 1998
    Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
    Shrek
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2001
    Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
    Snakes on a Plane
    5.5
    • Producer
    • 2006
    Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
    Broadcast News
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Duck Duck Goose (2018)
      Duck Duck Goose
      5.8
      • produced by (p.g.a)
      • 2018
    • Crispin Glover, Jane Krakowski, Diedrich Bader, Billy Connolly, Mike Epps, Olivia Hack, Danny Mann, Joel McHale, Sean P. Mullen, Steve Schirripa, Fred Stoller, Cody Cameron, and Maddie Taylor in Open Season 2 (2008)
      Open Season 2
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
      Snakes on a Plane
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Ben Affleck, Jodi Benson, and James Eckhouse in Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
      Joseph: King of Dreams
      6.5
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
      The Prince of Egypt
      7.3
      • produced by
      • 1998
    • Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, and Sharon Stone in Antz (1998)
      Antz
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • 'Til There Was You (1997)
      'Til There Was You
      4.8
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Nick Nolte and Whittni Wright in I'll Do Anything (1994)
      I'll Do Anything
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Kathleen Turner in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
      V.I. Warshawski
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Winona Ryder in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
      Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
      5.9
      • producer
      • 1990
    • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
      6.5
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)
      Broadcast News
      7.3
      • co-producer
      • 1987
    • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)
      Terms of Endearment
      7.4
      • co-producer (as Penney Finkelman)
      • 1983

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Armand Assante in I, the Jury (1982)
      I, the Jury
      5.9
      • second assistant director: second unit (as Penny Finkelman)
      • 1982
    • Vanessa Redgrave and Joseph Campanella in My Body, My Child (1982)
      My Body, My Child
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as Penney Finkelman)
      • 1982
    • Skokie (1981)
      Skokie
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as Penney Finkelman)
      • 1981
    • The First Deadly Sin (1980)
      The First Deadly Sin
      5.9
      • dga trainee (as Penney Finkelman)
      • 1980
    • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
      Gloria
      7.1
      • dga trainee (as Penny Finkleman)
      • 1980

    Production Department

    • The Soldier (1982)
      The Soldier
      5.3
      • assistant production manager (as Penney Finkelman)
      • 1982
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Penney Finkelman
    • Born
      • 1951
      • Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Jim CoxDecember 24, 1985 - present (2 children)
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    • Trivia
      Native of Havertown, PA and a successful product of the DGA internship program.

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