# Meryl Poster

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**Meryl Poster** is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at [The Weinstein Company](/source/The_Weinstein_Company). Poster was previously the co-president of production for [Miramax Films](/source/Miramax_Films), where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning [*Chicago*](/source/Chicago_(2002_film)) (2002) and Academy Award-nominated [*Cider House Rules*](/source/Cider_house_rules_(film)) (1999) and [*Chocolat*](/source/Chocolat_(2000_film)) (2000). She is an executive producer of the [Bravo](/source/Bravo_(U.S._TV_network)) drama *The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce*, which premiered in December 2014.

## Career

### NBC Universal

Poster had a producing deal at [NBC Universal](/source/NBC_Universal) for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman [Jeff Zucker](/source/Jeff_Zucker). She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.[1]

### The Weinstein Company

In early 2011, Poster joined [The Weinstein Company](/source/The_Weinstein_Company) as president of television, having previously worked for [Harvey](/source/Harvey_Weinstein) and [Bob Weinstein](/source/Bob_Weinstein) for 16 years at Miramax.[2] While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including [Project Runway](/source/Project_Runway) and spinoffs After the Runway (2011), Project Accessory (2011), [Project Runway All Stars](/source/Project_Runway_All_Stars) (2012), [Project Runway: Threads](/source/Project_Runway%3A_Threads) (2014), and [Project Runway: Under the Gunn](/source/Project_Runway%3A_Under_the_Gunn) (2014). She has also developed VH1’s [Mob Wives](/source/Mob_Wives) (2013) and spinoffs [Big Ang](/source/Big_Ang_(TV_series)) (2012) and [Mob Wives Chicago](/source/Mob_Wives_Chicago) (2012), as well as [Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor](/source/Trailer_Park%3A_Welcome_To_Myrtle_Manor) (2013) on TLC, Rodeo Girls (2013) on A&E, [Supermarket Superstar](/source/Supermarket_Superstar) (2013) on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers (2013) on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with [Amy Sherman-Palladino](/source/Amy_Sherman-Palladino), creator and writer of [Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls), for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.

## Filmography

Executive producer credits

Year Film Notes 1996 The Pallbearer 1997 Cop Land 1998 Wide Awake 1999 The Cider House Rules Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture Music of the Heart Co-Producer 2000 Bounce Chocolat Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture 2001 Blow Dry The Shipping News 2002 Chicago Film won the Academy Award for Best Picture 2003 Duplex 2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 2005 An Unfinished Life 2011–Present Project Runway Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (2011–2015) 2011 After the Runway Project Accessory 2012 Supermarket Superstar 2012–Present Project Runway: All Stars 2013–Present Mob Wives 2014 Under the Gunn Cement Heads 2014–Present Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

## Awards

Year Award Nominated work Won 2001 Muse Award; New York Women in Film and Television Meryl Poster Won 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Project Runway Nominated 2013 Nominated 2014 Nominated 2015 Nominated

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Adalian, Josef (2005-11-29). ["Poster inks tube deal"](https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/poster-inks-tube-deal-1117933631/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mohr, Ian (2005-06-30). ["Poster exits post at Miramax"](https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/poster-exits-post-at-miramax-1117925350/). *Variety*. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

- "One of the Few in Hollywood Who Can Say 'No' to Harvey Weinstein Meryl Poster By Emma Bazilian". Adweek. May 20, 2013.

- "The Formula for Success". Marie Claire. April 18, 2012.

- "Meryl Poster: Featured Panelist, Women of New York, 2012". Broadcasting & Cable. February 9, 2012.

- "Weinstein Company Plans to Launch TV Division with Meryl Poster in Talks to Run It". Deadline. January 11, 2011

- "Meryl Poster Poised to Return Working with Weinsteins". The Wrap. January 18, 2011.

- "Meryl Poster’s New Perch: Weinstein TV". WWD. December 30, 2011.

## External links

- [Meryl Poster](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692921/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

Authority control databases: Artists Emmy Awards

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