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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
9 wins & 10 nominations total
Photos
87
Known for
Valley Girl
6.4
Director
1983
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
7.0
TV Movie
Director
1999
Real Genius
6.9
Director
1985
Rambling Rose
6.6
Director
1991
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Director
52
Producer
10
Writer
7
Editor
5
Actress
2
Sound Department
2
Additional Crew
2
Soundtrack
1
Self
23
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Director
Previous
52
I'll Find You
6.9
Director
2019
Siren
7.0
TV Series
Director
2018
1 episode
Angie Tribeca
7.0
TV Series
Director
2016
1 episode
Madam Secretary
7.8
TV Series
Director
2014
1 episode
The Night Shift
7.4
TV Series
Director
2014
1 episode
Killer Women
6.0
TV Series
Director
2014
1 episode
The Glades
7.4
TV Series
Director
2013
1 episode
Cult
6.1
TV Series
Director
2013
1 episode
The Unknown
6.8
TV Series
Director
2012
4 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.7
TV Series
Director
2006–2011
5 episodes
Drop Dead Diva
7.5
TV Series
Director
2011
1 episode
Tribute
5.4
TV Movie
Director
2009
Psych
8.4
TV Series
Director
2009
1 episode
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
6.1
Video
Director
2009
Weeds
7.9
TV Series
Director
2007
1 episode
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Producer
Previous
10
Magic Ticket
Short
executive producer
2023
The Unknown
6.8
TV Series
producer
2012
4 episodes
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
6.1
Video
executive producer
2009
Infidelity
5.0
TV Movie
executive producer
2004
Rip Girls
5.9
TV Movie
executive producer
2000
The City Girl
6.3
producer
1984
Bimbo
Short
producer
1978
Not a Pretty Picture
8.0
producer
1976
Old-Fashioned Woman
7.0
producer
1974
David: Off and On
7.1
Short
producer
1972
Writer
Previous
7
The City Girl
6.3
story
1984
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
story
1979
1 episode
The London Connection
5.7
story
1979
Not a Pretty Picture
8.0
Writer
1976
Old-Fashioned Woman
7.0
Writer
1974
More Than a School
writer
1973
David: Off and On
7.1
Short
Writer
1972
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Demo Reel 0:21
Madam Secretary (Preview)
Featurette 4:33
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards -The Animated Short Film Nominees
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Born
August 17
,
1946
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Spouses
Michael Backes
March 22, 1984 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
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1 Biographical Movie
1 Interview
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She was originally set to direct
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
for writer/producer
John Hughes
, but dropped out a few weeks before principal photography due to creative differences between her and Hughes.
Howard Deutch
replaced her.
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