Mollye Asher

Mollye Asher
Asher at the Toronto Film Festival in 2024
Born
Mollye Mirowitz

22 November
Miami, Florida, US
OccupationFilm production
Years active2005-present
Known forNomadland

Mollye Asher is an American film producer, director, writer and editor. She is best known for producing the drama film Nomadland, which was nominated for six Oscars at the 93rd Academy Awards, and won three -- Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.

Early life and education

Asher grew up in Miami, Florida. She has two sisters.[1] In an interview, Asher said that she was raised in a family with "very strong political views" who would often talk about the news around the dinner table.[2] Originally Asher intended to be a singer, undergoing classical vocal training at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, then continuing to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to pursue a career in musical theater. However, while there she discovered a love for acting and film, earning a BA in drama and an MFA in Film.[2]

Professional life

Asher has professionally partnered with director Chloé Zhao on three films: The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and Nomadland. The last won her a Best Picture Oscar.

Asher is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures.[3]

Filmography

  • 25 Missed Calls (short) (2008)
  • Angel Jellyfish (short) (2008)
  • Tapeworms (short) (2009)
  • The Ride (short) (2009)
  • Klaudia (short) (2009)
  • Her Seat is Vacant (short) (2011)
  • Little Horses (short) (2011)
  • Little Ones (short) (2011)
  • Faith, Love + Whiskey (2012)
  • Bottled (short) (2012)
  • And Winter Slow (short) (2012)
  • Salt Water Fruit (short, co-producer) (2012)
  • Across Grace Alley (short, line producer) (2013)
  • She's Lost Control (2014)
  • Fort Tilden (2014)
  • Christmas Wedding Baby (co-producer) (2014)
  • Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
  • Unsettled Matter (short) (2015)
  • Blackwell (short) (2015)
  • The Rider (2017)
  • Hunting Season (associate producer) (2017)
  • Tooth and Nail (short) (2017)
  • The Amaranth (2018)
  • Swallow (2019)
  • Nomadland (2020)
  • Catch the Fair One (2021)
  • On Swift Horses (upcoming)
  • Somewhere Quiet (executive producer) (2023)

Personal life

Asher lives in New York City. She is married to filmmaker, Ed Barnes.

References

  1. ^ Co-producers Mollye Asher ("Nomadland") and Kimberly Parker on their Tribeca thriller "Catch the Fair One", Cinema Femme, 10 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dear Producer: Talking Shop with 2020 Producers Award Winner Mollye Asher," Film Independent, 28 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mollye Asher interview, New Orleans Review, issue 46 (Spring 2021). Retrieved 27 May 2023.