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Pamela Abdy serves as Co-Chair and CEO of �ƹ���Ƶ. Motion Picture Group, encompassing �ƹ���Ƶ. Pictures, New Line Cinema, and �ƹ���Ƶ. Pictures Animation. WBMPG continues to build on its legacy of iconic feature franchises and world-class cinema, delivering a diverse slate of films for global audiences.

Abdy serves as Co-Chair and CEO with Michael De Luca, sharing oversight of the Studio’s global theatrical production, marketing, and distribution operations. In addition to her Motion Picture Group responsibilities, Abdy, along with De Luca, has curatorial oversight of WBD’s TCM (Turner Classic Movies) network, in partnership with filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. She joined �ƹ���Ƶ. in 2022.

Prior to joining �ƹ���Ƶ., Abdy served as MGM’s Motion Picture Group President, overseeing development, production and post-production for all MGM and Orion films. She oversaw Sarah Polley’s Academy Award® Best Picture-nominated “Women Talking” which earned Polley the Academy Award® for Best Adapted Screenplay, Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver; Paul Thomas Anderson’s Academy Award® Best Picture-nominated “Licorice Pizza,” which marked the studio’s first such nomination since “Rain Man” won in 1988; “Creed III,” starring and directed by Michael B. Jordan; Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan’s “Adam’s Family 2”; and Ron Howard’s “13 Lives,” which was nominated for three SAG Awards.

Before that, she was a Partner and Head of Film at Makeready, managing the independent production company’s feature development, production, and post-production. During her time at Makeready, the company financed and produced “Queen & Slim” from director Melina Matsoukas and writer Lena Waithe, and “A Million Little Pieces” from director Sam Taylor-Johnson.

From 2013 until 2016, Abdy served as President of Production at New Regency. During her post at the company, New Regency released Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Academy Award®-winning “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Adam McKay’s Academy Award®-winning “The Big Short,” Justin Kurzel’s “Assassin’s Creed” and Gore Verbinski’s “Cure for Wellness.” Abdy also oversaw the release of Iñárritu’s “The Revenant” in 2016, which received 12 Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and won two Golden Globe awards, for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actor.

Prior to New Regency, Abdy was the President of Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Films, where she procured, developed and produced features including “47 Ronin,” “Identity Thief,” “Kill the Messenger” and “Endless Love.” 

Abdy previously served as Executive Vice President at Paramount Pictures, where she oversaw the development and production of numerous films, including Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” “The Love Guru” starring Mike Myers, Kimberly Peirce’s “Stop-Loss,” the Judd Apatow-produced “Drillbit Taylor,” Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center,” Karyn Kusama’s “Aeon Flux,” Richard LaGravenese’s “Freedom Writers,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Golden Globe-winning “Babel” and Mark Waters’ “Mean Girls.” 

Abdy started her career as an intern at Jersey Films while participating in the Emerson College internship program. She was hired as the receptionist and went on to become Danny DeVito’s assistant. From there, she rose through the company and ultimately became President, where she associate-produced “Man on the Moon”; co-produced “Caveman’s Valentine”; executive produced “How High”; and produced the film “Garden State,” which won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Film and a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. 

Abdy is a member of the Producers Guild of America, serves as a Governor on the Executive Board of the Executive Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, sits on the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees, and is a part of The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program.