Birthday profile

Megan Ellison

American film producer from California

Born
January 31, 1986
Age in 2026
40
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1986

About Megan Ellison

Margaret "Megan" Elizabeth Ellison (born January 31, 1986) is an American film producer. She founded Annapurna Pictures in 2011. Her production work includes the films Zero Dark Thirty (2012), American Hustle (2013), Her (2013), and Phantom Thread (2017), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. She is also credited as an executive producer on Nimona (2023), which was nominated for Best Animated Feature. In 2014, Ellison was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. She also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop. She is the daughter of centibillionaire Larry Ellison. She has a brother, film producer David Ellison, who founded Skydance Media. Her first film credit was as a boom operator for the short film When All Else Fails, a thriller written and directed by her brother David Ellison. In 2014, Ellison became the first woman and the fourth person to receive two Academy Award nominations for Best Picture in the same year, which she received for her work on Her and American Hustle. Her production work includes the films American Hustle (2013), Her (2013), Phantom Thread (2017), and Zero Dark Thirty (2012), where she received Academy Award for Best Picture nominations.

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Megan Ellison timeline

  1. She founded Annapurna Pictures in 2011.
  2. Her production work includes the films American Hustle (2013), Her (2013), Phantom Thread (2017), and Zero Dark Thirty (2012), where she received Academy Award for Best Picture nominations.
  3. In 2014, Ellison became the first woman and the fourth person to receive two Academy Award nominations for Best Picture in the same year, which she received for her work on Her and American Hustle.

The world when Megan Ellison was born

Megan Ellison was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

  • #1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • Top moviePlatoon
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
  • Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
  • Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
  • Notable inventionDisposable camera
  • World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Megan Ellison's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19862026
Gas$0.93$3.45/gal
Average home$80,300$435,000
Average income$29,458$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.71$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population240.1M341 million

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