Raffaella De Laurentiis

Producer

Birthday June 28, 1954

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Rome, Italy

Age 69 years old

Nationality Italy

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1952

Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952 ) is an Italian film producer.

Films that she has produced include Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Dune, Prancer, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, all films in the Dragonheart series, The Forbidden Kingdom and Kull the Conqueror.

She is the daughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis and actress Silvana Mangano.

She is the sister of Veronica De Laurentiis, who is the mother of Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis.

She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show Giada at Home.

De Laurentiis began working on films by contributing to the props and set departments of her father's productions.

1973

However, her first major credit came in 1973 as an assistant costume designer on Luchino Visconti's Ludwig.

1979

She then worked as a production assistant on Hurricane (1979) before stepping into a producer role at Dino De Laurentiis Productions.

1987

In 1987, she left her role as president of production at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG).

While at DEG, she read the script for Prancer and eventually produced the film as her first theatrical venture under her Raffaella Productions banner.

1989

In 1989, she entered a long-term relationship with Universal Pictures whereas De Laurentiis would produce their projects for a two-year production agreement.

2010

Three years after her father's death in 2010, De Laurentiis began pursuing a TV miniseries and theatrical biography about her father.