Roxanne Avent

Roxanne Avent
Roxanne
Born	(1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 48) Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Film producer Movie Studio Executive
Years active	2007 - Present
Spouse	Deon Taylor (married 2014-present)
Relatives	sister: Selena Williams, Sacramento age 42

Roxanne Avent (born 21 June 1976) is an American film producer and movie studio executive.[1]

Career

Avent has produced several films, including Meet the Blacks, starring Mike Epps, George Lopez, Mike Tyson, Snoop Dogg, Bresha Webb and Zulay Henad.[2][3][4][5][6] She is the co-founder of Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) alongside her partner Deon Taylor. The company supplies commercial projects for studios and major independents worldwide. She is the producer of the award-winning film Supremacy starring Danny Glover, Derek Luke, Evan Ross and Lela Rochon.[7] She is also the producer of Chain Letter, The Hustle and Dead Tone.

Before running HEFG, Avent worked for the Directors Guild of America. She also served as a label manager for Taylor Made Muzik, the largest independent record label in North California.[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Dead Tone	Co-executive producer
2008	The Hustle	Co-executive producer, Production manager
	Nite Tales: The Movie
2009	Up All Nite	Producer	TV series 6 episodes
	Chain Letter	Executive producer, Production manager
2009–2011	Nite Tales: The Series	Unit production manager	TV series 3 episodes
2011	Night Tales	Producer	TV movie
2014	Supremacy	Producer, Unit production manager
2016	Meet the Blacks
2018	Traffik	Producer
2019	The Intruder
	Black and Blue
2020	Fatale
2021	The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2

References

1. "Biography of Roxanne Avent". IMDb.
2. "'Meet the Blacks' Headed to Theatres via Freestyle". Deadline.
3. "Meet the blacks starring Mike Epps, George Lopez and Mike Tyson to hit the Cinemas in April". Broadwayworld. April 29, 2016.
4. Obenson, Tambay (March 31, 2016). "Meet the Blacks Opens April 1". Indiewire. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
5. Obenson, Tambay (February 17, 2016). "Red Band Trailer for Mike Epps, Paul Mooney, Charlie Murphy Comedy-Thriller 'Meet the Blacks'". Indiewire. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
6. Gallagher, Brian (October 6, 2011). "Deon Taylor to Direct Akuma". Movieweb. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
7. "Thriller centers on Aryan Brotherhood leader on the lam". Variety. May 2, 2013.
8. "Deon Taylor Enterprises: Deon Taylor, Roxanne Avent talk about Teamwork". AfricanAmericansinFilms.

External links

• Roxanne Avent at IMDb