Biography
All her life belongs to the movie. Feeling in love with the "most important arts" in childhood, Susan Dauni tied him not only to a future profession, but also a personal life. A woman founded famous in Hollywood production company Team Downey, whose co-founder became her husband - the famous actor Robert Downey - Jr..Childhood and youth
Susan Nicole Downey (in Majan Levin) was born on November 6, 1973 in Shaumburg, Illinois. The Susan family belongs to Jewish nationality and is quite secured. Father Elliot Levin - his successful business. Rosanna's mother was engaged in public operation, he was part of the Association of Parents and Teachers.
Embed from getty imagesInformation about the early biography of producer is very scarce. Even reaching fame and public status, Downey does not give interviews. But people who know it emphasize such qualities as incredible purposefulness, pragmatism and realism. And in childhood, Susan showed them to the full. At the age of 12, she became interested in cinema. Moreover, unlike the peers dreaming about acting glory, it was attracted by filmmaking.
Already then the girl decided that he wanted to know more about it, develop in this area. Another schoolgirl she began the path to his dream: in 1988-1989, Susan worked as the coordinator of the production of the famous soap opera "Santa Barbara". After graduating from Schaumburg's secondary school in 1991, the girl entered the school of cinematic arts of the University of Southern California (Faculty of Cinema and Television), which he graduated with honors.
Career
Career Susan in the Cinema industry began with work in Threshold Entertainment. The duties of a novice specialist included the coordination of the production of already running projects for cinema and TV.
Embed from getty imagesIn 1999, Susan Levin entered the position of vice president of production in the producer of Joel Silver Silver Pictures. She also took responsibility for managing Dark Castle Entertainment projects, which was specifically created to work with the films of the "Dark" genre (thriller, horrors, mysticism). At first, a subsidiary was engaged in remakes of films director William Kasla, but later began to produce originals.
The Canadian-American horror film "Thirteen Ghosts" (2001) and the fisher-sword felt became the first works of Levin as a co-producer. She later participated in the joint production of the American-Australian horror film "The Ghost Ship" (2002) and the American militant with Jet Lee in the lead role "from the cradle to the grave" (2003).
Her debut as a producer took place in 2003, when she submitted to the public a psychological thriller "Gothic" directed by Mother Coast Cassovitsa. The main role in the painting - Psychiatrist Miranda Gray - played Halley Berry. The film has gathered more than $ 140 million at a budget of $ 40 million. Over the next years, the married Downey has already produced films such as "House of wax figures" (2005), "Kiss Syllome" (2005), "Harvest" (2007), "Duty" "(2009).
Susan worked on producing the crime drama Guy Richie "Rock-n-Roller", when he learned about the director's plans to remove the new film about Sherlock Holmes. The news was interested in her husband Robert Downey - the younger and after a number of negotiations was approved on a major role.
Embed from getty imagesRichie did not regret her decision. Sherlock Holmes collected a record cashier during the Christmas holidays in 2009. And Downey Jr. received his third award "Golden Globe" as the best actor. In his Thanksgiving, he first thanked his wife.
In the following filmography of Susan Dauni, the most real films appeared. Among them - "Book of ilat", a postpocalyptic fighter with the participation of Washington's denzel, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis. A woman was almost twice as compared with the budget ($ 80 million) to increase the filming.
Increasingly, Susan works with the paintings in which her husband is removed: this is the comedy "right" (2010), and a fantasy fighter "Iron Man - 2", and "Sherlock Holmes: the game of shadows." The last project collected $ 545 million at the cash desk at a budget of $ 125 million.
In 2010, together with her husband, Susan founded the production company Team Downey, appointing director for the production of David Gambino. The Dauni team took 4 years to submit their first large-scale project "Judge" (2014).
Downey Jr. played in the criminal drama of successful lawyer Hank Palmer, who, in his youth, quit with his father, is also a famous lawyer, leaving the city. But returns when he learns that the palmer is accused of murder. After this work, Susan a little slowed down the pace of work to pay more attention to the family and children.
Personal life
With the future spouse, Susan met while working on the thriller "Gothic", in which Downey Jr. played a major role. At that time, he divorced his first wife - actress and singer Deboor Falconer. A romance broke out between his colleagues, who, as the producer thought, was completed with the end of the filming.Embed from getty imagesHowever, everything came out on the contrary: November 5, 2003, on the night before her 30th anniversary, Robert made a proposal to his beloved, which is 8 years old. Couple unveiled their relationships in the same year. In 2004, Dauni Jr. officially completed his marriage process. On August 27, 2005, a wedding of stars in the town of Amagansette, New York. The ceremony was held in Jewish custom.
"He is an incredible mixture of contradictory traits, it's never boring with him. It is an eccentric, but landed. He is the one who has lived already half every cells, but did not lose the same "unbursting" Quality Peter Pan, "Susan responded about his chosen one.Embed from Getty ImagesHaving become the wife of Robert Downey - younger, Susan did not become a power housewife, continuing to work a lot. Only in 2012 she went to maternity leave after birth (February 7) of Elias Dauni's son. The second son of the star couple Avri Rowle Dauni was born on November 4, 2014.
The woman quickly recovered after delivery, retaining a slender figure (Growing Susan 160 cm). Her photos can rarely be seen on the network, because the Dauni social networks are indifferent. But her husband is active both in Facebook and "Instagram".
Susan Downey now
As of 2018, Personal Capital Susan Downey is about $ 12 million and this figure of a business woman intends to increase. In 2019, there was a way out on the screens of the series "A.I.", sprumered Susan.
Embed from getty imagesAlso, at the request of the production company Team Downey, in 2020 the film "Traveling of Dr. Dulittla" will be released, in which Robert will fulfill the main role.
Now Susan has been working on the 3rd part of Sherlock Holmes, and in addition, he is preparing for the project "Perry Mason". In this TV series, HBO will also remove her spouse.
Filmography
- 2003 - "Gothic"
- 2005 - "House of wax figures"
- 2005 - "Kiss the Syllometer"
- 2007 - "Harvest"
- 2008 - "Rock and Rollman"
- 2009 - "Child of Darkness"
- 2009 - "Sherlock Holmes"
- 2010 - "Iron Man-2"
- 2011 - "Sherlock Holmes: game of shadows"
- 2014 - "Judge"
- 2019 - "A.I."