Lili Fini Zanuck was born on April 2, 1954 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. She is a producer, known for Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur (1989), Die Herrschaft des Feuers (2002) and Cocoon (1985). She was previously married to Richard D. Zanuck .

Stepmother of Harrison Zanuck and Dean Zanuck . Lili Fini Zanuck was only the second woman to receive an Academy Award for Best Picture when she won for Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur (1989) in 1989. (The first was Julia Phillips in 1974, for Der Clou (1973)). Tribute in the Memory of Film section at the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium. [2001] Established her reputation for extraordinary taste and tenacity with her very first film, Cocoon (1985), and fortified her stature with an Academy Award for her third effort, 1989's Best Picture of the Year, Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur (1989). Together, these two movies have grossed in excess of $200 million, garnered 6 Oscars out of 11 nominations between them, and twice led to Zanuck being labeled Producer of the Year. Third wife and widow of Richard D. Zanuck . She chose " Butch Cassidy und Sundance Kid (1969)" as her favorite film for an AFI poll. Daughter-in-law of Darryl F. Zanuck and Virginia Fox . Sister-in-law of Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda . Was good friends with Ronni Chasen . They worked together on Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur (1989), Fieberhaft (1991) and Auf der Suche nach dem Glück (1992).