Susan Nicole Downey (maiden name Levin) is an American producer. In 1988 she became the production coordinator for the world famous TV series Santa Barbara. Susan began producing films on her own in 2002. Since then, she is widely known in the cinema, not only as the wife of the famous actor Robert Downey Jr., but also as one of the most successful women in Hollywood.
Colleagues say about Susan that she has a unique talent and intuition that helps her find exactly those films that bring success at the box office and become popular with viewers around the world.
The producer Susan Downey has more than twenty films, including: "Ghost Ship", "Gothic", "House of Wax", "Sherlock Holmes", "Iron Man 2", "Air Marshal".
Biography facts
The girl was born in the United States in the fall of 1973. Her parents had nothing to do with art, but Susan, already in her school years, firmly decided that she would build a career in cinema. She was interested in creativity, and, despite her excellent external data, the girl was not going to build a career as an actress. She loved the process of finding unique ideas for making films.
After leaving school, Susan went to get her education in Los Angeles. There she entered the University of Southern California, which trained specialists in the field of film and television. After graduation, she immediately found a job at one of the famous film production studios.
Producer activity
After working for some time at the studio as a coordinator, in 2002 Susan got the opportunity to become a co-producer of the famous mystical film "The Ghost Ship", which was directed by Steve Beck. The picture itself received no flattering reviews from critics, but fans of the horror genre took it well. A year later, Susan again co-produced on the set of the action movie From Cradle to Grave.
After a successful start in cinema and the experience gained, the girl decides to take up new projects on her own. Soon, several films were released at once, the producer of which was Susan Downey. Among them were: "Gothic", "House of Wax", "Invasion", "Harvest", "The Brave", "Rock and Roll". All films were successful at the box office and received high ratings.
In the early 2000s, Susan came up with the idea to reincarnate on the screen the image of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. To create a completely new project and attract the attention of the audience to it, the popular director Guy Ritchie was invited to shoot the picture.
At the time of the creation of the film, Susan had already become the wife of actor R. Downey Jr. After a joint discussion of the project, Robert decided that only he should play the main role. As a result, it all happened, and Jude Law became his partner on the set.
The original script, excellent directorial and acting work allowed a completely different look at the main characters of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective novels: Sherlock Holmes and his friend and assistant Doctor Watson.
The painting was a huge success all over the world. R. Downey Jr. received the Golden Globe Award for his leading role. The film itself was nominated several times for the Oscar and Saturn awards.
After successfully working on the film about Sherlock Holmes, Susan releases several more films on the screens, acting as an executive producer, including: "The Book of Eli", "Iron Man 2", "Back to Back", "Unknown", "Sherlock Holmes: A Play of Shadows ".
Susan's joint work with her husband on several projects led them to the idea of starting their own business. Today Susan and Robert own a production center called Team Downey.
Personal life
Susan Downey perfectly combines career and family in life. With her future husband - Robert Downey Jr., the girl met on the set of the film "Gothic".
Their romantic relationship lasted long enough. Only two years after they met, Robert made Susan an official proposal. They married in 2005 and are still considered one of the happiest couples in Hollywood.
Thanks to his wife, Robert gave up bad habits, underwent a rehabilitation course and returned to the cinema in a completely new way.
In February 2012, Susan gave birth to her first child. The son was named Exton Elias. Two years later, in November 2014, the daughter of Avri Roel was born.
