Jennifer Kuo Baxter was an entertainment lawyer whose career led to holding several senior executive positions at multiple movie studios. Jennifer worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation.
Jennifer was born and raised in Hawaii and pursued higher education at Wellesley College and NYU Law School. She started her legal career in Los Angeles as a corporate lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers in 1984 after clerking for District Court Judges Malcolm Lucas and Edward Huff.
Jennifer Kuo Baxter funeral
Jennifer died on July 23, 2022, at her home in Pasadena after a battle with cancer. At the time of her death, she was 62 years of age.
As of now, her burial date, time, and venue have not yet been revealed.
In 1986, Kuo joined the legal affairs group at Columbia Pictures (soon to become Sony Pictures Entertainment), and as assistant general counsel, her responsibilities included supporting the production and distribution of films.
She segued from SPE’s Imageworks division to its digital studio’s arm in 1998 as a vice president, eventually becoming co-head of the business and legal affairs group for Sony Pictures Digital. She also held posts at TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation.
Her immense experience across production and special effects earned her a promotion to the co-head of the business and legal affairs group for Sony Pictures Digital. Films she was closely involved with during her career were “Stuart Little,” “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” “Trolls” and “Starship Troopers.”
Her expertise in the special effects and animation side of films landed her an executive position at DreamWorks. She also served as director of business and legal affairs for Interscope Communications during her career.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
