Alexis Persyko, an awards consultant for Paramount, Disney and Sony Pictures, passed away on Aug. 27 after battling colon cancer. She was 38.
Academy Awards-winning campaigns on which Persyko worked included those for “Ratatouille,” “Wall-E,” “Up” and “Toy Story 3.”ย She also advised on campaigns for “World Trade Center,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Captain Phillips,” “American Hustle” andย “Moneyball.”
Persykoย was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,ย on Oct.ย 6, 1976. She was raised in Noe Valley and lived in San Francisco until sheย moved to pursue her dreams in Los Angeles 10ย years ago. She was an adventurer and hiker who loved both her home city and her adopted city, and embraced and shared their charms with friends and family.