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Nancy Spielberg

b. 1956

American film producer (born 1956)

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Born 1956. Nancy Spielberg is a documentary filmmaker and film producer.

Nancy Spielberg (born June 7, 1956) is an American film producer. She has produced multiple documentaries on Jewish and Israeli history and is the third and youngest sister of director and producer Steven Spielberg.

Early life and education She was born on June 7, 1956, the youngest of four children. Seven months after she was born, her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in February 1957 where her father, Arnold Spielberg, worked as a computer scientist at General Electric. Her family was not particularly religious, attending synagogue only a couple of times each year, but often had Shabbat meals. Spielberg and her family were the target of occasional antisemitic remarks by neighbors and classmates at Phoenix public schools.

The family relocated to California, where Nancy's parents divorced in 1966. Following the split, Spielberg returned to Arizona with her mother. She began attending an Orthodox Jewish school in the fifth grade, along with her elder sister Anne.

Career Spielberg produced the 2014 documentary Above and Beyond, about the founding of the Israeli Air Force. She worked again with Menkin while producing the 2019 documentary Picture of His Life, about Israeli nature photographer Amos Nachoum, and the 2020 documentary Aulcie, about the titular basketball player Aulcie Perry.

In 2021, Spielberg became a part of Jewish Story Partners, an initiative launched by her brother and his wife.

In 2022, Spielberg served as a consultant for her brother's The Fabelmans, the film of a Tony Kushner script based on Steven's childhood. 2016 On the Map Co-executive producer 2019 Picture of His Life Executive producer

Closed Circuit Producer Vishniac Executive producer 2025 A Letter to David Producer

Personal life In 1983, Spielberg married Shimon Katz. and Melissa Katz.

As of 2015, Spielberg and her husband lived in Riverdale, New York. Spielberg considers herself a Modern Orthodox Jew.

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American film producer (born 1956)

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