Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to a woman in the film industry whose leadership demonstrates vision and courage and sets a standard for other women to emulate. Personal life When she was about 27, Ziskin married writer Julian Barry, relocating to Connecticut to help him raise his three children from a previous marriage. The couple later had a daughter, Julia Barry. Ziskin was married to writer Alvin Sargent from 2010 until her death in 2011 from complications of breast cancer. Filmography as producer and executive producer She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film As writer Miscellaneous crew Thanks Television As writer Miscellaneous crew References External links Laura Ziskin profile via Stand Up To Cancer Lukeford.net Biography 1950 births 2011 deaths Film producers from California Jewish American writers Television producers from California American women television producers American women in business Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from breast cancer Jewish women writers People from the San Fernando Valley USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni American women film producers 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women