Alexandra Johnes
Alexandra Johnes (born December 3, 1976) is an American documentary film producer and former actress. As a producer, Johnes is known for films including The Square, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and Doubletime. She has worked as a Producer with various directors, including Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki and Jehane Noujaim.[1] In 2013, Johnes received a Primetime Emmy Award for producing Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God.[2] During her acting career, Johnes' film credits include starring roles as the Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, and Phoebe in Zelly and Me, alongside Isabella Rossellini and David Lynch, as well as guest appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
| Alexandra Johnes | |
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| _(cropped).jpg.webp) Alexandra Johnes at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards in 2014 | |
| Occupation | Producer (film), actor | 
| Years active | 1987–present | 
Biography
    
Johnes graduated with a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU).[3] From 2007 through 2012, Johnes ran Jigsaw Productions for Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney,[4][5] managing aspects of development and production. In 2012, Johnes received a Transatlantic Partnership (TAP) Producing Fellowship [6] from the Independent Filmmaker Project.[7]
Johnes leads the production company Special Projects.
Johnes' sister Stephanie also works in film.[8] Stephanie directed and filmed the 2007 documentary Doubletime, on which Alexandra worked as a producer.
Filmography
    
    Producer
    
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Mars Generation | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Holy Hell | Producer | |
| 2015 | Frame by Frame | Executive producer | |
| 2015 | The Witch | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | The Square | Co-producer/Executive producer | |
| 2012 | The House I Live In | Consulting producer | |
| 2012 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Producer | |
| 2012 | Rafea: Solar Mama | Supervising producer | |
| 2011 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | Producer | |
| 2011 | The Last Gladiators | Co-producer | |
| 2011 | Reagan | Consulting producer | |
| 2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Co-producer | |
| 2010 | Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer | Production executive | |
| 2010 | Freakonomics: The Movie | Segment producer | |
| 2010 | My Trip to Al-Qaeda | Producer | |
| 2009 | Money-Driven Medicine | Production executive | |
| 2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Production executive | |
| 2007 | Doubletime | Producer, Sound recordist | 
Actor
    
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sheila Martini | episode: School Hard (S2E3) | 
| 1997 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Hillary | episode: Hilda and Zelda: the Teenage Years (S1E15) | 
| 1990 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Childlike Empress | |
| 1988 | Zelly and Me | Phoebe | |
Awards and nominations
    
| Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy Award | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Won | 
| 2017 | Gerald Loeb Award | Audio | "Dov Charney’s American Dream"[9] | Won | 
References
    
- "Alexandra Johnes". veryspecialprojects.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- "Emmys - Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God". Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- "New York Film Academy: Faculty, Documentary Department". Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
- "Jigsaw Productions: Staff and Collaborators". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
- "Noujaim Films Presents:Rafea: Solar Mama" (PDF) (Press release). Noujaim Films. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
- "IFP International Fellowships". Independent Filmmaker Project. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- "2012 Project Forum Slate". Independent Filmmaker Project. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- Obenson, Tambay A. (August 29, 2012). "Indiewire: Award-Winning Doc 'Doubletime' Coming To DVD, VOD, Digital Download On September 25". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
- "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
External links
    
- Alexandra Johnes at IMDb
- "Dov Charney’s American Dream", 2017 Gerald Loeb Award winner for Audio