{{Short description|American film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Mollye Asher | image = Mollye Asher at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Asher at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in 2024 | other_names = | birth_name = Mollye Mirowitz | birth_date = 22 November | birth_place = [[Miami, Florida]], US | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | occupation = Film production | years_active = 2005–present | known_for = ''[[Nomadland]]'' | notable_works = }}
'''Mollye Asher''' is an American [[film producer]], director, writer and editor. She is best known for producing the drama film ''[[Nomadland]],'' which was nominated for six [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] at the [[93rd Academy Awards]], and won three -- [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], with Asher winning Best Picture.
==Early life and education== Asher grew up in [[Miami, Florida]]. She has two sisters.<ref>[https://cinemafemme.com/2021/06/10/co-producers-mollye-asher-nomadland-and-kimberly-parker-on-their-tribeca-thriller-catch-the-fair-one/ Co-producers Mollye Asher ("Nomadland") and Kimberly Parker on their Tribeca thriller "Catch the Fair One"], ''Cinema Femme'', 10 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.</ref> In an interview, Asher said that she was raised in a family with "very strong political views" who would often talk about the news around the dinner table.<ref name="FI">[https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dear-producer-talking-shop-with-2020-producers-award-winner-mollye-asher/ "Dear Producer: Talking Shop with 2020 Producers Award Winner Mollye Asher,"] ''Film Independent,'' 28 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.</ref> Originally Asher intended to be a singer, undergoing classical vocal training at the [[New World School of the Arts]] in Miami, then continuing to [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]] to pursue a career in musical theater. However, while there she discovered a love for acting and film, earning a BA in drama and an MFA in Film.<ref name="FI" />
==Career== Asher has professionally partnered with director [[Chloé Zhao]] on three films: ''[[Songs My Brothers Taught Me]]'', ''[[The Rider (2017 film)|The Rider]]'', and ''[[Nomadland]]''. For producing ''Nomadland'', Asher received the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].
Asher is a member of the [[Academy of Motion Pictures]].<ref>[https://www.neworleansreview.org/mollye-asher/ Mollye Asher interview], ''New Orleans Review'', issue 46 (Spring 2021). Retrieved 27 May 2023.</ref>
==Filmography== * ''25 Missed Calls'' (short) (2008) * ''Angel Jellyfish'' (short) (2008) * ''Tapeworms'' (short) (2009) * ''The Ride'' (short) (2009) * ''Klaudia'' (short) (2009) * ''Her Seat is Vacant'' (short) (2011) * ''Little Horses'' (short) (2011) * ''Little Ones'' (short) (2011) * ''Faith, Love + Whiskey'' (2012) * ''Bottled'' (short) (2012) * ''And Winter Slow'' (short) (2012) * ''Salt Water Fruit'' (short, co-producer) (2012) * ''Across Grace Alley'' (short, line producer) (2013) * ''[[She's Lost Control (film)|She's Lost Control]]'' (2014) * ''[[Fort Tilden (film)|Fort Tilden]]'' (2014) * ''[[Christmas Wedding Baby]]'' (co-producer) (2014) * ''[[Songs My Brothers Taught Me]]'' (2015) * ''Unsettled Matter'' (short) (2015) * ''Blackwell'' (short) (2015) * ''[[The Rider (film)|The Rider]]'' (2017) * ''[[Hunting Season (2017 film)|Hunting Season]]'' (associate producer) (2017) * ''Tooth and Nail'' (short) (2017) * ''The Amaranth'' (2018) * ''[[Swallow (2019 film)|Swallow]]'' (2019) * ''[[Nomadland]]'' (2020) * ''[[Catch the Fair One]]'' (2021) * ''Somewhere Quiet'' (executive producer) (2023) * ''[[On Swift Horses]]'' (2024)
==Personal life== Asher lives in New York City. She is married to filmmaker Ed Barnes.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2571693}}
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