Madeleine Sackler

Madeleine Sackler is an American director, heiress, editor and producer. She received an Emmy in 2015 and was nominated for a second one in 2020. Her grandfather, Raymond, was one of the three Sackler brothers who created and owned Purdue Pharma. She has received criticism for her family fortune, which derives mostly from the sale and manufacture of the highly addictive pharmaceutical opioid Oxycontin which has been a leading drug in the opioid crisis. Her family is profiled in the documentary Crime of the Century on HBO.

Madeleine Sackler

Madeleine Sackler is an American director, heiress, editor and producer. She received an Emmy in 2015 and was nominated for a second one in 2020. Her grandfather, Raymond, was one of the three Sackler brothers who created and owned Purdue Pharma. She has received criticism for her family fortune, which derives mostly from the sale and manufacture of the highly addictive pharmaceutical opioid Oxycontin which has been a leading drug in the opioid crisis. Her family is profiled in the documentary Crime of the Century on HBO.