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Liz Garbus

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Liz Garbus in What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
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Liz Garbus was born on 11 April 1970 in the USA. She is a producer and director, known for What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015), The Farm: Angola, USA (1998) and Becoming Cousteau (2021). She is married to Dan Cogan. They have two children.
BornApril 11, 1970
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BornApril 11, 1970
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 20 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Known for

    What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2015
    The Farm: Angola, USA (1998)
    The Farm: Angola, USA
    7.5
    • Producer
    • 1998
    Becoming Cousteau (2021)
    Becoming Cousteau
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Girlhood (2003)
    Girlhood
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Untitled Orphan Project
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • Sally
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Untitled Halyna Hutchins Project
      • executive producer
      • In Production
    • Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney (2024)
      Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (2024)
      Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Love to the Max (2024)
      Love to the Max
      8.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Power (2024)
      Power
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (2023)
      The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023)
      Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023)
      Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • The Barber of Little Rock (2023)
      The Barber of Little Rock
      6.5
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Unknown: Cave of Bones (2023)
      Unknown: Cave of Bones
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Unknown: Killer Robots (2023)
      Unknown: Killer Robots
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023)
      Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Take Care of Maya (2023)
      Take Care of Maya
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)
      Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Justice
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022)
      I Am Vanessa Guillen
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Director

    • Untitled Orphan Project
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • City on Fire (2023)
      City on Fire
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Yellowjackets (2021)
      Yellowjackets
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Harry & Meghan (2022)
      Harry & Meghan
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Becoming Cousteau (2021)
      Becoming Cousteau
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
      All In: The Fight for Democracy
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2020
    • I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
      I'll Be Gone in the Dark
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Innocence Files (2020)
      The Innocence Files
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Amy Ryan and Sarah Wisser in Lost Girls (2020)
      Lost Girls
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Who Killed Garrett Phillips? (2019)
      Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Fourth Estate (2018)
      The Fourth Estate
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • A Dangerous Son (2018)
      A Dangerous Son
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Whitney Woerz: Ghost Story (2016)
      Whitney Woerz: Ghost Story
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016)
      Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
      What Happened, Miss Simone?
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2015

    Writer

    • I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
      I'll Be Gone in the Dark
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • a series by
      • 2020
    • Marilyn Monroe in Love, Marilyn (2012)
      Love, Marilyn
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Margaret Main in Different Moms (1999)
      Different Moms
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Family Affair
    Trailer 2:01
    Family Affair
    Bobby Fischer Against The World
    Trailer 0:55
    Bobby Fischer Against The World
    Bobby Fischer Against The World
    Trailer 0:55
    Bobby Fischer Against The World
    The Fourth Estate: New York Times Walkout
    Video 1:21
    The Fourth Estate: New York Times Walkout

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • April 11, 1970
      • USA
    • Spouse
      • Dan Cogan? - present (2 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 4 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Daughter of eminent attorney, author and First Amendment protector Martin Garbus, who has appeared often before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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