Donna Arkoff Roth

American film producer, director and writer

Mike Pinder

(m. 1970; div. 1974)

Joe Roth

(m. 1980; div. 2004)

Parent

Samuel Z. Arkoff (father)

Donna Arkoff Roth (born October 19, 1951) is an American film producer, known for producing movies like 13 Going on 30, Grosse Pointe Blank, & Benny & Joon.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Roth is the daughter of Hilda Rusoff and producer Samuel Z. Arkoff.^[3]

In 1970, Roth married musician Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues; they divorced in 1974.^[4]^[5] In 1980, Roth married producer and director Joe Roth; they divorced in 2004.^[3]

Filmography

Producer

Benny & Joon (1993)
Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Forces of Nature (1999)
The Haunting (1999)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Drillbit Taylor (2008)

References

^ "The big-screen scene" Times-Advocate Escondido, California · Friday, April 30, 1993 Page 64 Column 3 accessed 26 Apr 2024
^ "They Came From Hollywood" The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California · Sunday, April 20, 1997 Page 296 accessed 26 Apr 2024
^ ^a ^b New York Times: "Samuel Z. Arkoff, Maker of Drive-In Thrillers, Dies at 83" By ALJEAN HARMETZ September 19, 2001
^ "Pinder-Arkoff" The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Fri, Dec 18, 1970, page 26 accessed 26 Apr 2024
^ "Star is Father" The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California · Thursday, November 25, 1971 Page 2