- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Debra Hill was born on November 10, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a writer and producer, known for Escape from L.A. (1996), Halloween (1978) and Escape from New York (1981). She died on March 7, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Worked with director John Carpenter on many of his early films, and was even serving as producer on the remake of his film The Fog (1980).
- Was honored by Women in Film in 2003.
- One of Hollywood's best-known and popular female producers.
- Was an avid environmentalist.
- Was a member of both the Producers Guild of America and the executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' producers branch.
- (After being honored by Women in Film in 2003) "I hope some day there won't be a need for Women in Film. That it will be People in Film. That it will be equal pay, equal rights and equal job opportunities for everybody."
- Back when I started in 1974, there were very few women in the industry, and everybody called me 'honey'... I was assumed to be the makeup and hair person, or the script person. I was never assumed to be the writer or producer. I took a look around and realized there weren't many women, so I had to carve a niche for myself.
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