18th Annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 List

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National

December 2009

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Reardon Named to the Hollywood Reporter’s
18th Annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 List

AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon was named for a second consecutive year to the Hollywood Reporter’s annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 list. Reardon was ranked 70 on the list of 100 female movers and shakers in the entertainment industry, sharing honors with notable AFTRA members Oprah Winfrey (No. 2), Ellen DeGeneres (No. 26), Meryl Streep (No. 48) and Tina Fey (No. 51).

“I’m deeply honored to again be named to this list that highlights the broad spectrum of talented women in the industry,” Reardon said. “This honor is not so much about my achievements as it is about the strides AFTRA members have made in the last year, working together every day to build our union’s strength.”

This year, the Hollywood Reporter focused on mentorship and its important role in helping shape the lives of inner-city and at-risk youth.

“Being a mentor and a mentee plays such a crucial role in a person’s development,” Reardon said. “I’ve been blessed with many mentors throughout my career as an actor and as a labor leader and I’m grateful for their guidance.”

Among those Reardon credits are Sally Alvarez, the director of Cornell Labor Programs and NY State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute at Cornell University, former AFL-CIO staffer and currently Actor’s Equity Assistant Executive Director for Strategic Programs & Planning Susan Borenstein and New York AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes.

Editors of the Hollywood Reporter based their decision on the following key criteria:

• Achievements during 2009
• Impact and influence within the television and film industries
• Ability to get projects greenlighted or proximity to greenlight power
• Reputation
• General standing in the entertainment community

Reardon attended the annual breakfast hosted by the Hollywood Reporter on Friday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Speakers included AFTRA members Hilary Swank, Eva Longoria Parker, who was named Philanthropist of the Year in November by the Hollywood Reporter, and Halle Berry, who received the Sherry Lansing Award, which honors her for blazing the trail within the industry and her volunteer work in the community at large.