Carol Ann Abrams

A film producer and author who was part of an accomplished showbiz family, Carol Ann Abrams was the mother of film director and producer J.J. Abrams.

She was born Carol Ann Kelvin on September 23, 1942 in New York City to Lee and Harry Kelvin and earned a bachelor's degree with honors from Penn State University.

After marrying Gerald Abrams and having two children, Abrams obtained a real estate license, specializing in properties in West Los Angeles and nearby Bel Air. She entered Whittier Law School when she was 39 years old and graduated valedictorian of her class. She worked as a professor at Whittier College for five years before entering the entertainment industry.

She developed and executive produced The Ernest Green Story, a 1993 television film which aired on the Disney Channel. The film following the true story of Ernest Green, played in the film by actor Morris Chestnut, one of the Little Rock Nine during the 1957 forced integration of Little Rock Central High School. The film premiered at Little Rock Central High School with an introduction by Bill Clinton, who was the President-Elect of the United States at the time. It aired on the Disney Channel in January 1993 and won a Peabody Award. She produced two television movies for CBS, Second Honeymoon in 2001, and Two Against Time in 2002. She later began a writing career, authoring two books, Grandparents & Grandchildren and Teen Knitting Club.

Carol Ann Abrams died from cancer on June 3, 2012, aged 69, at her home in Los Angeles. She was survived by her husband, children, a sister and five grandchildren.

Source: Wikipedia, Variety