Paula Wagner (born Paula Kauffman on 12 December 1946) is an American Film producer and film executive. She is a producer for Death Race. Wagner was born in Youngstown, Ohio. She earned her BFA at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She began her career as an actress, appearing in several Broadway and Off-Broadway stage productions. Wagner also performed at the Yale Repertory Theatre. In addition to being an actress, she is also a published playwright, co-writing the play Out of Our Father's House. She was a juror at the 2006 Venice Film Festival.