Robbie Brenner is an American film executive, a partner at The Firm and the president of its film division. As President of Mattel Films, she leads strategy in developing and producing movies based on Mattel’s brands and IP. ^[1][2] In 2023, Brenner produced Barbie^[3]—directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling^[4][5]—which has grossed over $1.4 billion,^[5][2] set the record for largest opening by a female director^[6] and broke numerous global box office records.^[7]

Brenner worked at Miramax Films for nine years.^[8] While at Miramax, she worked on numerous films including Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. In 2004, Brenner produced the film Haven, a Cayman Islands crime drama featuring Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, and Zoe Saldana. Brenner went on to work at Twentieth Century Fox as senior vice president, Production in 2005 and 2006.^[9] After her time there, she was with Davis Entertainment and produced the science fiction film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.^[10] In 2013, Brenner produced the film Dallas Buyers Club, a Focus Features drama featuring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, and Jennifer Garner. This garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Before her work at Mattel Films, Brenner served as President of Production at Relativity.^[11][12] While there, she helped manage the studio's acquisition of the Sundance documentary Catfish.^[13] She also led production on movies such as Immortals, Safe Haven, Mirror, Mirror, Out of the Furnace, and The Fighter, amongst others.^[1][2]

Brenner appeared at #96 in The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment 2012: Power 100."^[14]

Brenner is a film alumnus of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts^[2] and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Executive Branch.^[15][16]

Filmography

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Production manager

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