Lynda Obst began in films working with Peter Guber at Casablanca, where she developed Flashdance". She worked with David Geffen at Geffen films, then began as a producer and teamed with Debra Hill at Hill/Obst, where she worked on such films as Adventures in Babysitting" and The Fisher King". She produced Nora Ephron's directing debut, This Is My Life", and Sleepless in Seattle" among sixteen movies at various studios. She is executive producer on TVland's Hot In Cleveland" and is producing TV and movies out of her office at Sony.