Biography

Lisa Hansen is a prolific film and television veteran with a passion to bring entertaining stories to the screen, producing more than 120 movies in a variety of genres. She has been a partner in long-standing international distribution organization Cinetel Films, working as a producer on many pictures for Cinetel and other companies worldwide.

Among the writers and directors she has collaborated with are multiple-Oscar-nominee Quentin Tarantino, Oscar winner Brian Helgeland, Roger Simon, Robert Downey, Ken Sanzel, Roger Avary, Bruno Barreto, Simon Barry, and the late Marc Rocco.

Hansen has shepherded many prestige features including "A Rumor of Angels" with Vanessa Redgrave and Ray Liotta, "Carried Away" with Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving, and the classic homeless drama "Where the Day Takes You." She developed and produced the 2010 remake of the critically acclaimed "I Spit On Your Grave."

Attracting major international stars to work on her productions, Hansen has been there at the beginning of many celebrated careers: Will Smith, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone, Malcolm McDowell, Nicolas Cage, Martin Landau, Lou Diamond Philips, Peter Coyote, Vanessa Redgrave, Keifer Sutherland, Brad Dourif, Rutger Hauer, Famke Janssen, Alyssa Milano, Natasha Richardson, and a long list of others appear in her films, and some from this list were given their first featured roles on Hansen's productions.

A native of Chicago, Hansen began her entertainment career as a rock and roll DJ in Gillette, Wyoming. Moving back to Chicago, she joined Chicago Teleproductions, as a sales and physical production executive before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of making feature films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lisa Hansen

Founded Cinetel Films in 1985.

Frequently works with Paul Hertzberg.

[on Cinetel's success] We are an alternative to the majors. We are a strong viable production and distribution operation that is attractive to talent for a number of different reasons: artistic creativity, no bureaucratic hassles and the opportunity to reap the financial benefits of a picture when it becomes successful.