Alexandra Johnes
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Alexandra Johnes (born December 3, 1976) is an American documentary film producer and former actress. As a producer, Johnes is known for films including The Square, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and Doubletime. She has worked as a producer with various directors, including Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki and Jehane Noujaim. In 2013, Johnes received a Primetime Emmy Award for producing Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God. During her acting career, Johnes' film credits include starring roles as the Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, and Phoebe in Zelly and Me, alongside Isabella Rossellini and David Lynch, as well as guest appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Biography
Johnes graduated with a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). From 2007 through 2012, Johnes ran Jigsaw Productions for Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney, managing aspects of development and production. In 2012, Johnes received a Transatlantic Partnership (TAP) Producing Fellowship from the Independent Filmmaker Project.
Johnes leads the production company Special Projects.
Johnes' sister Stephanie Johnes also works in film. Stephanie directed and filmed the 2007 documentary Doubletime, on which Alexandra worked as a producer.
Filmography
Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Mars Generation | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Holy Hell | Producer | |
| 2015 | Frame by Frame | Executive producer | |
| 2015 | The Witch | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | The Square | Co-producer/Executive producer | |
| 2012 | The House I Live In | Consulting producer | |
| 2012 | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Producer | |
| 2012 | Rafea: Solar Mama | Supervising producer | |
| 2011 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | Producer | |
| 2011 | The Last Gladiators | Co-producer | |
| 2011 | Reagan | Consulting producer | |
| 2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Co-producer | |
| 2010 | Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer | Production executive | |
| 2010 | Freakonomics: The Movie | Segment producer | |
| 2010 | My Trip to Al-Qaeda | Producer | |
| 2009 | Money-Driven Medicine | Production executive | |
| 2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Production executive | |
| 2007 | Doubletime | Producer, Sound recordist |
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Zelly and Me | Phoebe | |
| 1990 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | Childlike Empress | |
| 1997 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Hillary | episode: Hilda and Zelda: the Teenage Years (S1E15) |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sheila Martini | episode: School Hard (S2E3) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy Award | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Won |
| 2017 | Gerald Loeb Award | Audio | "Dov Charney’s American Dream" | Won |
External links
- at IMDb
- , 2017 Gerald Loeb Award winner for Audio