Gigi Pritzker

Jean Pritzker was born to the wealthy Pritzker family in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Marian "Cindy" (née Friend) and Jay Pritzker.[2] Her maternal grandfather was Prague-born jurist Hugo Friend. Her father, along with his brothers, Robert and Donald Pritzker, diversified the Chicago-based family business, the Marmon Group. They created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983 until 1988,[3] later divesting many assets.[4][3]

Pritzker graduated with a BA in anthropology from Stanford University.[5]

After taking courses in documentary filmmaking,[5] Pritzker, along with Deborah Del Prete, co-founded the Culver City, California-based film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment.[3][5][6] In 2010, Odd Lot produced the film Rabbit Hole, starring Nicole Kidman, and in 2011, the film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.[7] In November 2013, Odd Lot released Ender's Game a film, co-starring Harrison Ford and based on Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel.

Prizker, along with her with partner Ted Rawlins, co-lead the company Relevant Theatricals, which develops and produces live stage productions, including the play Million Dollar Quartet.[7]

Prizker is married to Michael Pucker[8] and has three children.[3]

Pritzker was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

• Gigi Pritzker at IMDb
• Appearances on C-SPAN