Renée Valente(1927-2016)

Renée Valente was born on 15 July 1927 in New York, New York, USA. She was a producer and production manager, known for A Storm in Summer (2000), 'Way Out (1961) and Around the World in 80 Days (1989). She was married to William Smidt. She died on 20 February 2016 in Studio City, California, USA.

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6.9

TV Movie

7.8

TV Series

7.1

TV Mini Series

6.8

TV Mini Series

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
4.4
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2003
A Storm in Summer
6.9
TV Movie
- executive producer
- producer
- 2000
Down Will Come Baby
5.9
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1999
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
6.8
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1994
The Man from Left Field
5.8
TV Movie
- executive producer & producer
- 1993
The Man Upstairs
6.4
TV Movie
- producer
- 1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversation With
7.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- producer
- 1991–1992
Laker Girls
4.6
TV Movie
- co-executive producer
- producer
- 1990
False Witness
5.3
TV Movie
- executive producer
- producer
- 1989
Around the World in 80 Days
7.1
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- producer
- 1989
Stamp of a Killer
5.6
TV Movie
- producer
- 1987
Poker Alice
5.9
TV Movie
- producer
- 1987
Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs
6.0
Video
- executive producer
- producer (as Renee Valente)
- 1986
Sin of Innocence
6.6
TV Movie
- producer & executive producer
- 1986
Uphill All the Way
4.3
- executive producer
- 1986

Golden Showcase
6.8
TV Series
- production manager
- 1961
Great Ghost Tales
7.6
TV Series
- production manager
- 1961
'Way Out
7.8
TV Series
- production manager
- 1961
The Witness
6.2
TV Series
- production manager
- production supervisor
- 1960–1961
The DuPont Show of the Month
6.7
TV Series
- post-production supervisor
- 1961
Vanity Fair
TV Series
- production manager
- 1961
Open End
7.2
TV Series
- production supervisor
- 1960
Hooray for Love
2.6
TV Movie
- production supervisor
- 1960
Art Carney Special
6.9
TV Series
- production supervisor
- post-production supervisor
- 1959–1960
Miracle on 34th Street
6.7
TV Movie
- production supervisor (as Renee Valente)
- 1959
The Moon and Sixpence
7.0
TV Movie
- production manager (as Renee Valente)
- 1959

Alternative names
- Renee Valente
Born
- July 15, 1927
- New York, New York, USA
Died
- February 20, 2016
- Studio City, California, USA(natural causes)
Spouse
- William SmidtSeptember 2, 1961 - November 14, 2000 (his death, 4 children)

Trivia
Jane Seymour came to see Renée in America after she won recognition for being the main James Bond girl in Live and Let Die (1973). She was afraid that she would suffer the Bond Girl curse by never getting cast in other roles and be forgotten like her predecessors, such as Daniela Bianchi and Mie Hama. However, Renée told her to lose her English accent if she wanted to be cast in American roles. Jane followed her advice and consistently found work on American television and in feature films. She credited Renée for her success.