Chairwoman Lansing reportedly to leave studio

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Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004 | 9:16 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Sherry Lansing, the pioneering Hollywood producer who opened doors for women in studio executive suites, plans to leave her position as chairwoman of Paramount Pictures when her contract expires next year, The Los Angeles Times reported today.

The newspaper said Lansing will help choose her successor and aid in the transition.

Lansing, 60, has been at the helm during Paramount's box office slump the past three years.

Lansing, a former actress and model, in 1980 became the first female president of production for a Hollywood studio when she gained the position at 20th Century Fox.

Jaffe was named president of Paramount Communications and in 1992 he made Lansing studio chief. She was a key player in the Oscar-winning blockbusters "Titanic," "Braveheart" and "Saving Private Ryan."