ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

WOODY ALLEN (Director/Writer/Actor)
Filmography:
WHATÕS NEW PUSSYCAT?	1965:	screenwriter, actor
WHATÕS UP, TIGER LILY?	1966:	co-screenwriter, actor
CASINO ROYALE	1967: 	actor
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN	1969: 	director, co-screenwriter, actor
BANANAS	1971:	director, co-screenwriter, actor
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS	1972: 	director, screenwriter, actor
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX
BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM	1972: 	screenwriter, actor
SLEEPER	1973:	director, co-screenwriter, actor
LOVE AND DEATH	1975: 	director, screenwriter, actor
THE FRONT	1976:	actor
ANNIE HALL	1977:	director, co-screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee (& winner):		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee (& winner):		Best Picture
Academy Award¨ nominee (& winner): 		Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Actor
INTERIORS	1978:	director, screenwriter
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
MANHATTAN	1979: 	director, co-screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
STARDUST MEMORIES	1980: 	director, screenwriter, actor
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTÕS	1982:	director, screenwriter, actor
SEX COMEDY
ZELIG	1983:	director, screenwriter, actor
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE	1984:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO	1985:	director, screenwriter
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
HANNAH & HER SISTERS	1986:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee: 		Best Picture
Academy Award¨ nominee (& winner):		Best Original Screenplay
RADIO DAYS	1987:	director, screenwriter
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
SEPTEMBER	1987: 	director, screenwriter
ANOTHER WOMAN	1988: 	director, screenwriter
NEW YORK STORIES	1989:	director, screenwriter, actor
(Oedipus Wrecks)
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS	1990:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
ALICE	1990:	director, screenwriter
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
SCENES FROM A MALL	1991: 	actor
SHADOWS AND FOG	1992:	director, screenwriter, actor
HUSBANDS AND WIVES	1992:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY	1993:	director, co-screenwriter, actor
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY	1994:	director, co-screenwriter
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Director
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
DONÕT DRINK THE WATER	1994:	director, screenwriter, actor
(Made-for-television movie)
MIGHTY APHRODITE	1995:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
THE SUNSHINE BOYS	1995:	actor
(Made-for-television movie)
EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU	1996:	director, screenwriter, actor
DECONSTRUCTING HARRY	1997:	director, screenwriter, actor
Academy Award¨ nominee:		Best Original Screenplay
CELEBRITY	1998:	director, screenwriter
ANTZ	1998:	actor
THE IMPOSTERS	1999:	actor   *cameo
COMPANY MAN	1999: 	actor   *cameo
SWEET AND LOWDOWN	1999:	director, screenwriter
PICKING UP THE PIECES	1999:	actor
SMALL TIME CROOKS	2000:	director, screenwriter, actor
THE CURSE OF THE
JADE SCORPION	2001	director, screenwriter, actor

Academy Award¨ summary:

Nominated 6 times for Best Director:	Won for ÒAnnie HallÓ
Nominated 13 times for Best Original Screenplay:	Won for ÒAnnie HallÓ and
	ÒHannah and Her SistersÓ
Nominated 1 time for Best Actor:
Nominated 2 times for Best Picture:	Won for ÒAnnie HallÓ

LETTY ARONSON (Producer) most recently served as the co-executive producer 
on Woody AllenÕs ÒSmall Time Crooks.Ó  Her extensive film, television and stage experience 
includes numerous other collaborations with Allen.  She co-executive produced such films 
as ÒDonÕt Drink the Water,Ó which marked AllenÕs first foray into television moviemaking; 
ÒBullets Over Broadway,Ó which garnered seven Academy Award¨ nominations, winning 
for Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest); ÒMighty Aphrodite,Ó for which Mira Sorvino 
was awarded the Best Supporting Actress Oscar¨; AllenÕs highly acclaimed musical 
comedy ÒEveryone Says I Love YouÓ; ÒSweet and Lowdown,Ó for which Sean Penn and 
Samantha Morton both earned Oscar¨ nominations; ÒCelebrityÓ; and ÒDeconstructing 
Harry.Ó  
In addition, Aronson co-executive produced ÒThe Spanish Prisoner,Ó written for the 
screen and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and critically acclaimed filmmaker 
David Mamet.  Critics universally praised the film when it was released in 1998.  She also 
co-executive produced ÒInto My Heart,Ó which was written and directed by two 
newcomers, Sean Smith and Anthony Stark; and Coky GiedroycÕs ÒWomen Talking Dirty,Ó 
starring Helena Bonham Carter, which marked AronsonÕs first European co-production 
with Elton JohnÕs Rocket Pictures.
Her other credits include ÒDinah Was,Ó the off-Broadway musical about blues 
legend Dinah Washington; ÒThe Story of A Bad Boy,Ó written and directed by acclaimed 
playwright Tom Donaghy; ÒJust Looking,Ó a heartwarming coming-of-age film directed by 
Jason Alexander; and the comedy ÒSunburn,Ó directed by Nelson Hume, which screened 
at the Galway Film Festival and the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.
	Her television work includes ÒSaturday Night LiveÓ and ÒThe Robert Klein Comedy 
Hour,Ó both for NBC.  In the world of theatre, Aronson served as associate producer of 
ÒDeath Defying Acts,Ó an off-Broadway comedy consisting of three one-act plays written 
by Elaine May, Woody Allen and David Mamet.  She had previously served as Vice 
President of the Museum of Television and Radio for 10 years.

	HELEN ROBIN (Co-Producer) began her film career as a production assistant on 
Woody AllenÕs ÒStardust Memories.Ó  Over the course of his next 18 films, she worked her 
way up from an office production assistant, production coordinator, and production 
manager, to, eventually, line producer.
	She co-produced ÒAlice,Ó ÒShadows and Fog,Ó ÒHusbands and Wives,Ó ÒManhattan 
Murder Mystery,Ó ÒBullets Over Broadway,Ó ÒMighty AphroditeÓ and ÒEveryone Says I Love 
You.Ó  Following the last, she left AllenÕs production company to take some time off and do 
freelance film work.  During that period, she worked as an associate producer on the 
highly rated television miniseries ÒThe TemptationsÓ for Hallmark Entertainment and NBC.
After a three-year hiatus, she returned to work with Woody Allen on his most 
recent comedy, ÒSmall Time Crooks,Ó which she co-produced.

	STEPHEN TENENBAUM (Executive Producer) graduated with a B.S. from New 
York University, where he majored in Accounting.  He began his show business career in 
the financial arena, handling such noteworthy clients as the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Barbra 
Steisand, Bruce Springsteen, Percy Faith, the Platters, Nat King Cole, Mario Lanza, Gilda 
Radner, Robin Williams, and many others.
	Tenenbaum later decided to venture into the area of motion picture and television 
production, as well as personal management.  He is currently a partner in Morra, Brezner, 
Steinberg & Tenenbaum Entertainment, Inc. (MBST), where his client roster includes 
Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and Alain Boubil (the creator of ÒLes MiserablesÓ 
and ÒMiss SaigonÓ).  MBST has also been involved in the production of films, including 
ÒGood Morning, Vietnam,Ó ÒArthurÓ and ÒThrow Momma From the Train,Ó to name only a 
few.  ÒThe Curse of the Jade ScorpionÓ marks TenenbaumÕs first onscreen producing 
credit.

	ZHAO FEI (Director of Photography) was already a respected cinematographer in 
his native China when he made his American film debut on Woody AllenÕs ÒSweet and 
Lowdown.Ó  He more recently reteamed with Allen on ÒSmall Time Crooks.Ó
	Born in Xian, he graduated from the Beijing Film Academy where he studied with 
noted Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and eventually became a major player in the 
Chinese cinemaÕs Ònew waveÓ movement.  For his work on Zhang YimouÕs critically 
acclaimed ÒRaise the Red Lantern,Ó he was honored with awards for Best 
Cinematography by SpainÕs Valladolid Film Festival, the American Film Critics Association, 
the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.  His unique 
style and cinematic approach is also evident in Tian ZhuangzhuangÕs ÒThe Horse Thief,Ó  
ÒLi Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch,Ó Huang JianxinÕs ÒSamsara,Ó and ÒThe Emperor and the 
Assassin.Ó

	SANTO LOQUASTO (Production Designer) has earned Academy Award¨ 
nominations in two different categories for his work on Woody Allen films.  He received an 
Oscar¨ nod for his costume designs for Woody AllenÕs ÒZelig,Ó and nominations for his 
work as a production designer on AllenÕs ÒRadio DaysÓ and ÒBullets Over Broadway.Ó  In 
all, he has worked with Allen on more than 20 films, including, most recently, ÒSmall Time 
Crooks.Ó 
Loquasto has also designed extensively for the stage.  His work in the New York 
theatre won him both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his set design for ÒCafŽ CrownÓ 
and for his costume designs for ÒThe Cherry OrchardÓ and ÒGrand Hotel.Ó  He also 
received Tony nominations for his set designs on ÒThat Championship Season,Ó ÒWhat The 
Wine Sellers Buy,Ó ÒThe Cherry Orchard,Ó ÒAmerican BuffaloÓ and ÒThe Suicide,Ó and for 
his costume designs on ÒRagtimeÓ and ÒFosse.Ó
	In addition, Loquasto has worked with most of the major international dance 
companies, collaborating with Mark Morris, Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, Helgi Tomasson, 
Agnes de Mille, James Kudelka, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dana Reitz, Paul Taylor and Twyla 
Tharp.

	SUZANNE McCABE (Costume Designer) most recently designed the costumes for 
Woody AllenÕs ÒSmall Time Crooks.Ó  She previously served as an assistant costume 
designer on AllenÕs ÒEveryone Says I Love You,Ó ÒBullets Over BroadwayÓ and ÒManhattan 
Murder Mystery.Ó
	She was also the costume designer on the feature film ÒWhen ItÕs Over.Ó  Her 
earlier credits include work as an assistant costume designer on such films as ÒDie Hard 
With a VengeanceÓ and ÒA League of Their Own,Ó as well as the television movie ÒPath to 
Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing.Ó 

	ALISA LEPSELTER (Editor) marks her third collaboration with filmmaker Woody 
Allen, having previously edited his comedy ÒSmall Time CrooksÓ and his critically acclaimed 
feature ÒSweet and Lowdown.Ó
	She began her editing career as an intern on Jonathan DemmeÕs film ÒSomething 
Wild.Ó  As an apprentice and assistant editor, she worked with such leading filmmakers as 
Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Volker Schlšndorff, Herbert Ross, Peter Yates and 
Nora Ephron.
She cut her first feature when she edited ÒWalking and TalkingÓ for director Nicole 
Holofcener.

	JULIET TAYLOR (Casting Director) graduated from Smith College in 1967, and 
joined the staff of David Merrick, remaining there until the spring of 1968.  At that time, she 
went to work as a secretary to Marion Dougherty who was opening a motion picture 
casting office in New York.  In 1973, when Marion Dougherty left casting to produce films, 
Taylor ran Marion Dougherty Associates until 1977, when she became Director of East 
Coast Casting for Paramount Pictures.  She left that position in 1978 to cast motion pictures 
independently.
Since that time, Taylor has worked with some of the leading directors of our time, 
including Mike Nichols, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Louis Malle, Martin Scorsese, Alan 
Parker, Roland Joffe, John Schlesinger, Stephen Frears, Nora Ephron, Neil Jordan and 
Martin Brest.  Her collaboration with Woody Allen dates back to her work on ÒLove and 
DeathÓ in 1975, and more recently includes ÒCelebrity,Ó ÒEveryone Says I Love You,Ó 
ÒSweet and LowdownÓ and ÒSmall Time Crooks.Ó  Among her other recent credits are 
ÒSchindlerÕs List,Ó ÒThe Birdcage,Ó ÒPrimary ColorsÓ and ÒAngelaÕs Ashes.Ó

LAURA ROSENTHAL (Casting Director) started to cast independently in 1994, 
working with such directors as Jim Jarmusch, Edward Burns, Todd Haynes, and Harold 
Ramis.
Some of the films she has more recently cast are Alison MacleanÕs ÒJesusÕ Son,Ó 
Gregor JordanÕs ÒBuffalo Soldiers,Ó Daisy MeyerÕs ÒThe GuruÓ and Dan AlgrantÕs ÒPeople I 
Know,Ó starring Al Pacino.  She has also partnered with Juliet Taylor on Woody AllenÕs 
ÒSmall Time Crooks,Ó ÒSweet and LowdownÓ and ÒCelebrity.Ó



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