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
Renata Schwebel	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Julia Brownley
Audrey Irmas	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Debra Bowen
Jerome S Moss	Barbara Boxer, George Miller, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass
Susie Tompkins Buell	Barbara Boxer, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee
Maria Echaveste	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Karen Bass, Julia Brownley
Craig Newmark	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Karen Bass
Andrew Tobias	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Mark Green, Karen Bass
Kathleen McGrath	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Karen Bass
Nancy H Ganis	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee
Wayne Jordan	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Democratic National Committee, Karen Bass, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Daniel Drake	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Debra Bowen
Joanie Bronfman	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Julia Brownley
Patricia Stich	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Debra Bowen
Agnes Gund	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Mark Green
Anne Hess	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Mark Green
Paul Newman	Barbara Boxer, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Mark Green
John Emerson	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Karen Bass, Boxer/Davis Victory '98
Adele Simmons	Barbara Boxer, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Mark Green
David Bohnett	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean
Mary Lloyd Estrin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Hollywood Women's Political Committee

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Gender	Female

Sarah Pillsbury

Film producer, Los Angeles California

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