Nancy Spielberg

Producer Nancy Spielberg grew up immersed in filmmaking, working on her brother Steven's early films as cast and crew. She attended Arizona State University and UCLA and, after moving to New York in 1978, studied film at Sarah Lawrence College and the New School. An accomplished businesswoman and philanthropist, she has turned her energy and talents to producing documentary and feature films. One of her priorities is to help preserve stories and make them into educational tools for the benefit of younger generations.

Spielberg served as consultant on the Oscar-winning documentary, “Chernobyl Heart," and is executive producer of “Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals,” which aired nationally on PBS.

In 2015, she produced "Above and Beyond," winner of the audience award at more than twenty film festivals. Spielberg is the executive producer of Sophie Sartain's documentary, "Mimi and Dona," which was broadcast nationally on PBS in late 2015. She is the executive producer of "Who Will Write Our History," which tells the story of the secret buried archive of the Warsaw Ghetto. "Who Will Write Our History" continues to be screened globally. She is also executive producer of several of Dani Menkin's films: "On the Map," which was released in 2016 and is the recipient of multiple awards; "Picture of His Life," which premiered in 2019; and "Aulcie." Spielberg executive produced Laura Bialis’ documentary, "Vishniac," which premiered in 2023. She also produced Tal Inbar’s powerful documentary, "Closed Circuit," about the Sarona Marketplace Terror attack in Tel Aviv in 2016, which was released in 2022.

In 2022, Spielberg served as a consultant on her brother's most personal film yet, "The Fabelmans."

Recently, she co-produced Tom Shoval’s powerful and heartbreaking documentary, " Letter to David," a cinematic letter to actor David Cunio, who was taken hostage on October 7 and, after 738 days, was just released.

Spielberg is founder and co-founder of several charities including Children of Chernobyl and Project Sunshine. Recently, she helped found Jewish Story Partners, a fund to help filmmakers tell the Jewish story in all its complexity, vibrancy, diversity, and humanity. She is also particularly passionate about causes helping children, combating anti-Semitism and intolerance, and helping victims of terror globally. In addition, Spielberg continues to honor her parents’ memory by helping manage The Milky Way restaurant, the family’s kosher Los Angeles eatery which was founded by her mother, Leah Adler.