Mary Aloe is an American film and television producer and founder of Aloe Entertainment. Her career has included independent film production, film financing, and television production. Her producing and executive-producing work includes Battle in Seattle, Bruised, Flag Day, Freud's Last Session, Rumours, and the 2024 biblical drama Mary.
In 2023, Aloe was named head of feature films at Partners in Kind, a film and television venture backed by a $50 million equity fund.
Aloe is also the author of the forthcoming devotional book Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life, scheduled for publication by The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on November 10, 2026.
Education and early career
Aloe attended the University of Southern California before beginning her career in entertainment journalism, writing for magazines including Us Weekly. She subsequently moved into television production, working as an associate producer for Geraldo.
Aloe worked for Paramount Television in connection with the syndicated newsmagazine Hard Copy before moving into film production. Her first executive-producer credit was the 2001 television film The Princess and the Marine.
Aloe Entertainment
Aloe is the founder of Aloe Entertainment, through which she has developed and produced film and television projects. In a 2021 profile, Script Magazine discussed Aloe's work through the company, including film development, acquiring rights, financing, and independent production.
Film career
During the 2000s, Aloe produced a number of independent films. She was a producer of Battle in Seattle, the 2007 film written and directed by Stuart Townsend. She also produced While She Was Out, starring Kim Basinger.
Her later producing work included Killerman, starring Liam Hemsworth, which was released in 2019.
Aloe was an executive producer of Bruised, directed by and starring Halle Berry, and a co-producer of Flag Day, directed by Sean Penn.
Recent projects
Mary
Aloe produced the 2024 biblical drama Mary, directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Noa Cohen as Mary and Anthony Hopkins as King Herod. Deadline Hollywood reported on the production in April 2024, identifying Aloe as a producer alongside Hannah Leader, Gillian Hormel, and Joshua Harris.
The film was acquired by Netflix for distribution and released in December 2024.
Hershey
Aloe is a producer of Hershey, a biographical drama about The Hershey Company founder Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine "Kitty" Hershey. The film is directed by Mark Waters and stars Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario. Variety reported in 2025 that Aloe was among the film's producers and that production was planned in Pennsylvania.
IndieWire also reported on the production and Waters' involvement as director, while CBS News reported that filming was scheduled to take place in the Pittsburgh area.
Let It Be Me
Aloe is the author of Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life, a devotional book scheduled for publication on November 10, 2026, by The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Credit 2004 Downtown: A Street Tale Executive producer 2007 Battle in Seattle Producer 2007 Numb Executive producer 2007 When a Man Falls in the Forest Producer 2008 While She Was Out Producer 2008 Tortured Producer 2009 Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Producer 2010 Hollywood & Wine Producer 2015 10,000 Saints Producer 2016 Mothers and Daughters Executive producer 2016 Wild Oats Executive producer 2017 55 Steps Executive producer 2018 Beast of Burden Producer 2018 Mara Producer 2018 Dear Dictator Producer 2019 Killerman Producer 2020 Worth Executive producer 2020 Bruised Executive producer 2020 Breach Executive producer 2020 Wander Producer 2020 Disturbing the Peace Producer 2021 Flag Day Co-producer 2021 Karen Producer 2022 Marlowe Executive producer 2023 Freud's Last Session Executive producer 2024 Rumours Executive producer 2024 Mary Producer 2025 Tin Soldier Executive producer 2026 Hershey Producer
Television Year Title Credit Ref. 1991–1992 Geraldo Associate producer 1992–1993 Hard Copy Producer 2001 The Princess and the Marine Executive producer 2007 Room 401 Executive producer
Publications
Let It Be Me: Sacred Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus, for Your Daily Life (The Open Field/Penguin Random House, 2026)
References
External links
Aloe Entertainment