Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 2007
Exemplary Leadership in Management (ELM) Award 2000
Producers Guild of America Milestone Award 2000
Women in Film Crystal Award 1981
2005 Created The Sherry Lansing Foundation, which is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer research
2004 Stepped down as Paramount's studio chief after an almost unprecedented twelve-year tenure
1996 Signed five-year contract with Paramount to remain as chair until the year 2000
1996 Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July
1992 Named chairwoman of Paramount Pictures' Motion Picture Group
1987 Executive produced first TV show, "When the Time Comes"
1984 Executive produced first feature, "Racing With the Moon"
1982 Formed own production company, Jaffe-Lansing Productions, with Stanley Jaffe
1977 Made executive story editor (1975), then executive VP creative affairs, at MGM
1977 Appointed senior vp production, Columbia Pictures
1971 Worked as a script reader (date approximate)
1970 Feature acting debut, "Loving"
1970 Last film as actress, "Rio Lobo"
1966 - 1969 Taught math in Watts section of Los Angeles
Worked as model and in TV commercials for Max Factor and Alberto-Culver Co.
Regular role in TV series, "Banyon"
Became story editor for Wagner International Prod. Co.
Named vice president of production for Heyday Productions, Universal City, California
Made head of development for Talent Associates, all West Coast projects
Appointed president of production at Twentieth Century-Fox, the first woman to hold that position in the movie industry
