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The eldest child of film producer and puppeteer Jim ("the Muppets") Henson, Lisa Henson, while finishing studies in ancient Greek folklore and mythology at Harvard University, joined Warner Bros. as a production assistant in 1983. In the short ten years which followed--during which time she was associated with such popular Warners fare as the "Lethal Weapon" series, "Batman" (1989), "Batman Returns" (1992), "New Jack City" (1991) and "Free Willy" (1993)--Henson rose to the position of executive vice president in 1992....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Clemency Pogue: Fairy Killer - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Doubtful Guest - ( Producer / / Announced / Fox Walden )
Fraggle Rock - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Gil's All Fright Diner - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Good Boy 2 - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Grumpalump - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Helmstar - ( Production Executive / / Announced / )
Monster Blood Tatoo - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Neverwhere - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Only Human - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Parasyte - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Perfect Circle - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Splitting Adam - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The House of the Scorpion - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The KINGDOM (Manifest Film Co) - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Next Muppet Movie - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Outlaw Varjak Paw - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Power of the Dark Crystal - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Tattooed Map - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Uncle Wiggly Chronicles - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Witch's Children - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Theremin - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Thumb - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Varjak Paw - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Weslandia - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Wither - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Mirrormask - ( Executive Producer / 2005 / Released / )
Five Children and It - ( Producer / 2004 / Released / )
Good Boy! - ( Producer / 2003 / Released / )
High Crimes - ( Executive Producer / 2002 / Released / )
Ivans XTC. - ( Margaret Mead / 2002 / Released / )
Ivans XTC. - ( Executive Producer / 2002 / Released / )
The Weight of Water - ( Executive Producer / 2002 / Released / )
Zero Effect - ( Producer / 1998 / Released / )
Four Rooms - ( Special Thanks / 1995 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Funny Bones - ( Tropicana Dancer / 1995 / Released / )
TV Credits
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 / Released ): Executive Producer
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital ( 2004 / Released ): Producer
Butterfingers ( 2004 )
TV Episode Producer

Heartless ( 2004 )
TV Episode Producer

Black Noise ( 2004 )
TV Episode Producer

The Young and the Headless ( 2004 )
TV Episode Producer

Hook's Kingdom ( 2004 )
TV Episode Producer

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Lifetime Women's Film Festival ( 1999 / Released ): Executive Producer
Lifetime Women's Film Festival ( 1998 / Released ): Executive Producer
Horse Power ( Announced ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

The eldest child of film producer and puppeteer Jim ("the Muppets") Henson, Lisa Henson, while finishing studies in ancient Greek folklore and mythology at Harvard University, joined Warner Bros. as a production assistant in 1983. In the short ten years which followed--during which time she was associated with such popular Warners fare as the "Lethal Weapon" series, "Batman" (1989), "Batman Returns" (1992), "New Jack City" (1991) and "Free Willy" (1993)--Henson rose to the position of executive vice president in 1992. Noted for her drive, forthrightness and ability to make decisions, Henson was wooed a year later to Columbia during a low point in its recent history, what with several notable boxoffice flops and the studio's involvement in the Heidi Fleiss scandals. Her appointment as head of production at Columbia made her the youngest such executive and Hollywood, and one of the very few women to occupy such a lofty position in Hollywood's corporate structure. She eventually was named as president of Columbia Pictures in August 1993, a post she held until July 1996. Henson subsequently formed Manifest Film Company with Janet Yang.

Profession(s):
executive, producer, editor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
brother:Brian Henson (appointed president, Jim Henson Productions in January 1991)
brother:John Henson (works with Muppets)
father:Jim Henson (born September 24, 1936; died May 16, 1990; creator of the Muppets)
mother:Jane Nebel (married Jim Henson on May 28, 1959)
sister:Cheryl Henson (associated with Jim Henson Productions; executive producer of "Puppetry at the Public"; Lisa is the eldest daughter)
son:Julian Otis (born c. 1998)
Companion(s)
James Otis , Companion , ```..born c. 1963
Sam Raimi , Companion , ```..no longer together


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Education
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts ancient Greek and folklore mythology
Milestones (Back to top)
1998 Served as producer on "Zero Effect"
1996 Left presidency of Columbia Pictures to become independent producer partnered with Janet Yang; formed Manifest Film Co., based at Sony Pictures Entertainment
1993 Recruited by Columbia Pictures to be head of production; replaced Michael Nathanson as president in August
1992 Promoted to executive vice president, Warner Bros. Theatrical Production in March
1990 Named vice president, production, Warner Bros.
1985 Appointed director of creative affairs, Warner Bros.
1983 Joined Warner Bros. as production assistant
Served as an editor for the Harvard Lampoon Magazine
Left Warners when her contract came up for renewal; spent several months hiking in the Himalayas with her sister Heather

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