Born in Los Angeles, CA; father was film executive D.A. Doran, mother was Marion Avery, head of the Play Department at Columbia Pictures. Lindsay Doran began her career at Embassy Pictures where she received her first credit as Executive in Charge of Production on Rob Reiner's THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984). Later, she joined Paramount Pictures where the films she supervised included FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986), THE NAKED GUN (1988) and GHOST (1990). Doran then joined Sydney Pollack's Mirage Enterprises where she executive produced THE FIRM (1993) and SABRINA (1995) and produced DEAD AGAIN (1991), LEAVING NORMAL (1992), and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995) which won the Golden Globe® Award for Best Picture, Drama and the Academy Award® for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1996, Doran became president and chief operating officer of United Artists Pictures where she presided over a number of films including the 18th and 19th installments of the "James Bond" franchise, TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997) and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999). Later she resumed her career as a producer and started her own production company, Three Strange Angels. Through Three Strange Angels she has produced NANNY McPHEE (2005) and STRANGER THAN FICTION (2006). Doran will produce THE DISASSOCIATE (announced for 2010).  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1995: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - Producer at Mirage 1 nomination