Sarah Pillsbury

Film producer, Los Angeles California

Sarah Pillsbury, a film producer and philanthropist, received her bachelor’s degree from Yale in 1974 and moved to Los Angeles where she attended the UCLA Film School. She began her career working in documentaries and was the Associate Producer on The California Reich, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1976. Three years later, she produced Ron Ellis’ Board and Care, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject. In 1981, Sarah joined forces with Midge Sanford to form Sanford/Pillsbury Productions, creating the movies Desperately Seeking Susan and How to Make an American Quilt, among many others. In addition, they have produced television films, including the Emmy Award-winning HBO film And the Band Played On. In 1976, Sarah co-founded the Liberty Hill Foundation to support progressive organizing in Los Angeles. Today, the Foundation is a leader in promoting social justice in our community. Sarah serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation, the Board of Trustees of Occidental College, the Board of Trustees of Artists for a New South Africa, and the Board of Trustees of the California Association of Nonprofits. In 2005, Sarah helped launch Nonprofit VOTE and worked with the LA-based California Participation Project, which partners with nonprofits to increase voter participation in traditionally underserved communities.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Bruce Corwin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Alan F Horn	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Mark Green, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley
Betty Warner Sheinbaum	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Mark Green
Celia Gilbert	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley
Margery Ann Tabankin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Debra Bowen
Sandor Straus	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Julia Brownley
Marc Douglas Emory	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley
Heather Thomas	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Debra Bowen
Bradley Whitford	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean
George W Krumme	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley
John Koza	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Debra Bowen
Bonnie Raitt	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee
Riley L Newman	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley
Jeffrey J Abrams	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Karen Bass
Anne Bartley	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee
Dorothy Lichtenstein	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Julia Brownley
Steven M Champlin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Karen Bass, Julia Brownley
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass
Sophia Yen	Barbara Boxer, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Lee Halprin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean

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Gender	Female

Sarah Pillsbury

Film producer, Los Angeles California

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