Ellen Letty Aronson (née Konigsberg; born November 30, 1943) is an American film producer. She is the younger sister of writer and director Woody Allen.
Personal life Aronson was born Ellen Letty Konigsberg in 1943 in New York City, to Nettie (née Cherry) and Martin Königsberg, and was raised in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York. Her older brother is writer and director Woody Allen. Aronson comes from a Jewish family; her grandparents were from Lithuania and Austria. She was educated at Brooklyn College and New York University. Aronson was married to Sidney Aronson, an elementary school principal in Brooklyn who died in 2002. They had three children together, Christopher, Erika, and Alexa.
Career She has produced many of her brother Woody Allen's films including Bullets over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Celebrity (1998), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Anything Else (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Whatever Works (2009), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), To Rome with Love (2012), and Blue Jasmine (2013).
Filmography As a producer Year Title Notes 1994 Bullets over Broadway Don't Drink the Water Television movie1995 Mighty Aphrodite 1996 Everyone Says I Love You 1997 Deconstructing Harry The Spanish Prisoner Co-executive producer1998 Into My Heart Executive producer Celebrity 1999 Sweet and Lowdown Story of a Bad Boy Co-executive producer 2000 Small Time Crooks 2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2002 Hollywood Ending 2003 Anything Else 2004 Melinda and Melinda 2005 Match Point 2006 Scoop 2007 Cassandra's Dream 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009 Whatever Works 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2011 Midnight in Paris 2012 To Rome with Love 2013 Blue Jasmine 2014 Magic in the Moonlight 2015 Irrational Man 2016 Café Society 2017 Wonder Wheel 2019 A Rainy Day in New York 2020 Rifkin's Festival 2023 Coup de chance
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2008 Golden Globe Awards Best Picture - Musical or Comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture Midnight in Paris Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Picture Hollywood Film Awards Producer of the Year Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2014 Blue Jasmine
References
Further reading Kaufman, Anthony, "Aronson: Stoking Woody's annual output", Variety, September 22, 2011
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