Meryl Poster


Meryl Poster is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at The Weinstein Company. Poster was previously the co-president of production for Miramax Films, where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning Chicago and Academy Award-nominated Cider House Rules and Chocolat. She is an executive producer of the Bravo drama The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, which premiered in December 2014.

Career

NBC Universal

Poster had a producing deal at NBC Universal for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman Jeff Zucker. She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.

The Weinstein Company

In early 2011, Poster joined The Weinstein Company as president of television, having previously worked for Harvey and Bob Weinstein for 16 years at Miramax. While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including Project Runway and spinoffs After the Runway, Project Accessory, Project Runway All Stars, Project Runway: Threads, and Project Runway: Under the Gunn. She has also developed VH1’s Mob Wives and spinoffs Big Ang and Mob Wives Chicago, as well as Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor on TLC, Rodeo Girls on A&E, Supermarket Superstar on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and writer of Gilmore Girls, for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.

Filmography

Executive producer credits
YearFilmNotes
1996The Pallbearer
1997Cop Land
1998Wide Awake
1999The Cider House RulesFilm nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
1999Music of the HeartCo-Producer
2000Bounce
2000ChocolatFilm nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
2001Blow Dry
2001The Shipping News
2002ChicagoFilm won the Academy Award for Best Picture
2003Duplex
2004Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
2005An Unfinished Life
2011–PresentProject RunwayNominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
2011After the Runway
2011Project Accessory
2012Supermarket Superstar
2012–PresentProject Runway: All Stars
2013–PresentMob Wives
2014Under the Gunn
2014Cement Heads
2014–PresentGirlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Awards

YearAwardNominated workWon
2001Muse Award; New York Women in Film and TelevisionMeryl PosterWon
2012Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramProject RunwayNomitated
2013Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramProject RunwayNomitated
2014Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramProject RunwayNomitated
2015Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramProject RunwayNomitated