American actress and director

Cecilia Peck (born May 1, 1958) is an American film producer, director and actress. She is the only daughter of actor Gregory Peck and his second wife Veronique P*ani.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Actress
  • 3.2 Director
  • 3.3 Producer
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

As an actress, Peck was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for The Portrait, in which she played the daughter of her father's character. She played the leading role in Torn Apart, and appeared in My Best Friend Is a Vampire.

Peck produced A Conversation with Gregory Peck, about her father, which premiered as a Special Selection in the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and aired on TCM and PBS American Masters. She directed and produced the do*entary short Justice For All, an examination of capital punishment, which was awarded the Silver Gavel Award. She was an *ociate producer on Defending Our Daughters, a non-fiction film about women's human rights for Lifetime Television, which was awarded the Voices of Courage Award by the Women's Refugee Committee.

Since 2008, Peck and her family have been presenting the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence to actors and directors at the Dingle International Film Festival and; starting in 2014; at the San Diego International Film Festival. Peck has presented the award to Patrick Stewart, Keith Carradine and Laurence Fishburne.

Peck directed and produced Shut Up & Sing, about the backlash against the Dixie Chicks for opposing the Iraq War. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won a Special Jury Prize at the Chicago Film Festival, Best Do*entary at the Sydney, Aspen, and Woodstock Film Festivals, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Academy Awards.

Peck directed and produced the feature do*entary Brave Miss World (Netflix), following Linor Abargil's fight for justice and mission to break the silence around rape. The film was nominated for the Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Do*entary Filmmaking in 2014.

Peck's company, "Rocket Girl Productions", produces independent feature films and do*entaries.

In 2018, Peck joined the Board of Directors of the San Diego International Film Festival.

In 2020, Peck directed Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult which follows India Oxenberg among other women sharing their experiences in NXIVM, a self-help organization located in Albany, New York. Prior to working on the do*entary, Peck was targeted for recruitment by NXIVM. A previous co-worker previously reached out to Peck informing her of an incredible women's group suggesting she meet with Allison Mack. Peck never responded to the emails, and a year later, received an e-mail from the recruiter apologizing.

Personal life

Peck married writer Daniel Voll on September 8, 2001. They have two children. Their son Harper Daniel Peck, born in 1999, is named after Harper Lee. Their daughter Ondine Peck-Voll was born in 2002. Peck is the former sister-in-law of supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, and aunt of actor Ethan Peck. She holds dual citizenship in the US and France, and is French speaking.

Filmography

Actress

• 1986: Dress Gray (TV)
• 1987: Wall Street
• 1988: Crime Story (Guest star, 2 episodes)
• 1988: My Best Friend Is a Vampire
• 1990: Torn Apart
• 1991: Ambition
• 1992: Tous mes maris (TV)
• 1993: Blue Flame
• 1993: The Portrait (TV)
• 1994: Killing Zoe
• 1994: Renegade (Guest star, 1 episode)
• 1995: French Exit
• 1997: Sous les pieds des femmes
• 2005: Havoc

Director

• 2006: Shut Up & Sing
• 2013: Brave Miss World
• 2020: Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

Producer

• 1999: A Conversation With Gregory Peck
• 2002: The Hamptons (TV)
• 2006: Shut Up & Sing
• 2013 Brave Miss World

References

External links

• Cecilia Peck at IMDb