Ute Emmerich serves as partner of Centropolis Entertainment along with her brother Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. She served as producer on "The Thirteenth Floor" and executive producer on "Godzilla" and "Independence Day." She also served as co-producer of Roland's science-fiction adventure "StarGate," starring Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jane Davidson. She worked in a variety of capacities, from casting to business affairs, on his film "Making Contact (a.k.a Joey)," and went on to associate produce his films "Ghost Chase," "Moon 44" and "Eye of the Storm" and coordinate business affairs on "Universal Soldier."
Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Emmerich studied economics and business for two years before moving into film making. After working with Roland on his film "Making Contact," Emmerich traveled to the United States in order to broaden her horizons and perfect her English. She lived in Berkeley, California for about three months before traveling to Los Angeles to begin her first job in Hollywood, as an intern for famed director Roger Corman.
