Independent producer whose brief career has been closely allied with independent production companies and avant-garde filmmakers. Parker studied at the DGA's unit production manager/assistant director trainee program before joining Samuel Goldwyn Company in the mid-1980s. Moving to Island Alive, where she rose to vice president of marketing and later vice president of production, she was involved in the domestic marketing of such small, independent gems as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), "She's Gotta Have It", "Down By Law" and "Mona Lisa" (all 1986), and supervised the filming of "Crusoe"
Interned at Samuel Goldwyn Company; hired full-time three months later to work on distribution of "Another Time, Another Place" (1983) and "Stranger Than Paradise" (1984)
1985
Joined Island Alive working on advertising and publicity
Appointed vice president of marketing after company retitled Island Pictures
1986
Promoted to vice president of production of Island Pictures, based in London
1987
Joined Avenue Entertainment as vice president of production and acquisition
