The Entire History Of Meryl

Meryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker.  Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris mailroom, she has since overseen and developed a slate of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar winning: “Chicago,” “Chocolat,”  “Cider House Rules,”  “Cop Land,” “Beautiful Girls,” “Bounce,” “Kate and Leopold,” and “An Unfinished Life.”  

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Poster transitioned into the world of television when Jeff Zucker, then Chairman of NBC/Universal, hired her as a consultant where she was given a first look deal at both the NBC networks and Universal Pictures. 

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Based on her own life experiences Meryl created the series “Girlfriends Guide to Divorce.” This was The first scripted series for Bravo and ran for 5 seasons. 

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From 2012-2015 Poster was the President of Television for The Weinstein Company where she oversaw and produced a wide range of television programming including; “Project Runway,” “Project Runway All Stars,” “Welcome to Myrtle Manor” and “Mob Wives.” 

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Meryl was co-head of Production at Miramax films, where she created a legacy of identifying and developing projects with deep emotional and intellectual impact. Amongst these films are “Shakespeare in Love,” “Good Will Hunting,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Emma,” “Serendipity,” “Cold Mountain,” “Shall We Dance,” “Finding Neverland” and “Flirting with Disaster.” 

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 Meryl has hired and mentored some of the most senior executives in Hollywood today. She has been featured in Premiere, W, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, and Gotham and Glamour magazines.  She was named one of the most powerful women in entertainment by Crain’s and was ranked top 30 in The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 for five consecutive years.  In 2002, New York Women in Film and Television honored her with The Muse Award.  She is currently a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; New York Women in Film and Television; The British Academy of Film and Television; and the Creative Coalition.

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 Meryl created and produced the hit podcast “Call Your Grandmother” for iHeart Radio. The series ran for two seasons and was nominated for an Ambie. Meryl's most recent podcast for iHeart "A Passion For More" has been nominated for a Webby award.