Mary Aloe

Mary Aloe
EducationUniversity of Southern California
OccupationsFilm and television producer, author
Years active1990s–present
Websitemaryaloe.com

Mary Aloe is an American film and television producer and founder of Aloe Entertainment. Her career has included independent film production, film financing, and television production.[1] Her producing and executive-producing work includes Battle in Seattle, Bruised, Flag Day, Freud's Last Session, Rumours, and the 2024 biblical drama Mary.[2]

In 2023, Aloe was named head of feature films at Partners in Kind, a film and television venture backed by a $50 million equity fund.[3]

Aloe is also the author of the forthcoming devotional book Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life, scheduled for publication by The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on November 10, 2026.[4]

Education and early career

Aloe attended the University of Southern California before beginning her career in entertainment journalism, writing for magazines including Us Weekly. She subsequently moved into television production, working as an associate producer for Geraldo.[5]

Aloe later moved into film production. Her first executive-producer credit was the 2001 television film The Princess and the Marine.[5]

Film career

During the 2000s, Aloe produced a number of independent films. She was a producer of Battle in Seattle, the 2007 film written and directed by Stuart Townsend.[6] She also produced While She Was Out, starring Kim Basinger.[7]

Her later producing work included Killerman, starring Liam Hemsworth, which was released in 2019.[8]

Aloe was an executive producer of Bruised, directed by and starring Halle Berry,[9] and a co-producer of Flag Day, directed by Sean Penn.[10]

Recent projects

Hershey

Aloe is a producer of Hershey, a biographical drama about The Hershey Company founder Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine "Kitty" Hershey. The film is directed by Mark Waters and stars Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario. Variety reported in 2025 that Aloe was among the film's producers and that production was planned in Pennsylvania.[11]

IndieWire also reported on the production and Waters' involvement as director,[12] while CBS News reported that filming was scheduled to take place in the Pittsburgh area.[13]

Let It Be Me

Aloe is the author of Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life, a devotional book scheduled for publication on November 10, 2026, by The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House.[4]

Aloe Entertainment

Aloe is the founder of Aloe Entertainment, through which she has developed and produced film and television projects. In a 2021 profile, Script Magazine discussed Aloe's work through the company, including film development, acquiring rights, financing, and independent production.[1] By 1993, Aloe was working for Paramount Television in connection with the syndicated newsmagazine Hard Copy. [14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Credit
2004 Downtown: A Street Tale Executive producer
2007 Battle in Seattle Producer
2007 Numb Executive producer
2007 When a Man Falls in the Forest Producer
2008 While She Was Out Producer
2008 Tortured Producer
2009 Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Producer
2010 Hollywood & Wine Producer
2015 10,000 Saints Producer
2016 Mothers and Daughters Executive producer
2016 Wild Oats Executive producer
2017 55 Steps Executive producer
2018 Beast of Burden Producer
2018 Mara Producer
2018 Dear Dictator Producer
2019 Killerman Producer
2020 Worth Executive producer
2020 Bruised Executive producer
2020 Breach Executive producer
2020 Wander Producer
2020 Disturbing the Peace Producer
2021 Flag Day Co-producer
2021 Karen Producer
2022 Marlowe Executive producer
2023 Freud's Last Session Executive producer
2024 Rumours Executive producer
2024 Mary Producer
2025 Tin Soldier Executive producer
2026 Hershey Producer

Television

Year Title Credit Ref.
1991–1992 Geraldo Associate producer [5]
1992–1993 Hard Copy Producer [14]
2001 The Princess and the Marine Executive producer [5]
2007 Room 401 Executive producer [15]

Publications

  • Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life (The Open Field/Penguin Random House, 2026)

References

  1. 1 2 Simpson, Michael Lee (April 28, 2021). "Interview with Mary Aloe, Producer and Founder of Aloe Entertainment". Script Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Hopkins To Play King Herod In Biblical Thriller 'Mary'". Deadline Hollywood. April 10, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (October 26, 2023). "Food Heiress Gillian Hormel Launches Partners In Kind, With $50M Equity Fund To Jumpstart Projects With Social Impact; Mary Aloe To Head Film Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Let It Be Me by Mary Aloe". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The Greatest Story Never Told". Esquire. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Battle in Seattle". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (December 12, 2008). "Kim Basinger, Pursued on All Fronts". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ Leydon, Joe (August 29, 2019). "Film Review: 'Killerman'". Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Bruised Cast and Crew". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Flag Day". Buffalo Gal Pictures. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Hershey Chocolate Movie Set With 'Mean Girls' Director, Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario to Star". Variety. 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ "'The Studio' Gets Closer to Real Life: Hershey Chocolate Movie in the Works with Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario". IndieWire. 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "New movie about Milton Hershey to film in Pittsburgh". CBS News. 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Paramount Sues Over Dick Clark TV Special". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Room 401 credits". Metacritic. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
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