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Ellen Gittelsohn

  • Director
  • Production Manager
  • Editorial Department
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Ellen Gittelsohn was born on 12 April 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a director and production manager, known for Roseanne (1988), Buffalo Bill (1983) and It Takes Two (1982). She is married to Gary Gittelsohn.
BornApril 12, 1945
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
    Roseanne
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ellen Falcon)
    Buffalo Bill (1983)
    Buffalo Bill
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Helen Hunt, Anthony Edwards, Richard Crenna, Patty Duke, Billie Bird, and Richard McKenzie in It Takes Two (1982)
    It Takes Two
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ellen Chaset Baxter)
    Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons in Lush Life (1996)
    Lush Life
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Fran Drescher in Happily Divorced (2011)
      Happily Divorced
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Bella Thorne and Zendaya in Shake It Up (2010)
      Shake It Up
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Brenda Song, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, and Debby Ryan in The Suite Life on Deck (2008)
      The Suite Life on Deck
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008–2009
    • Sherri (2009)
      Sherri
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Broadroom
      5.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Broadroom
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tyler Francavilla, Tommy Dewey, Dorian Brown Pham, and David Weidoff in Roommates (2009)
      Roommates
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Essence Atkins, Telma Hopkins, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel True, and Chico Benymon in Half & Half (2002)
      Half & Half
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2006
    • Love, Inc. (2005)
      Love, Inc.
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Christina Moore, and Marcelle Larice in The Bad Girl's Guide (2005)
      The Bad Girl's Guide
      3.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Reba McEntire, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Mitch Holleman, Ryan Mouritsen, Melissa Peterman, Scarlett Pomers, Christopher Rich, and Steve Howey in Reba (2001)
      Reba
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2003
    • Flex Alexander and Kyla Pratt in One on One (2001)
      One on One
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2002
    • Tamala Jones, Holly Robinson Peete, Edafe, James Lesure, D.W. Moffett, and Dedee Pfeiffer in For Your Love (1998)
      For Your Love
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998–2002
    • Hilary Duff in Lizzie McGuire (2001)
      Lizzie McGuire
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ellen Falcon)
      • 2001
    • State of Grace (2001)
      State of Grace
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ellen Falcon Gittelsohn)
      • 2001

    Production Management

    • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
      Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
      7.9
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor (as Ellen Chaset Baxter)
      • 1976–1977

    Editorial Department

    • Soap (1977)
      Soap
      8.3
      TV Series
      • editorial supervisor (as Ellen Chaset Baxter)
      • 1978–1981
    • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
      It's a Living
      7.0
      TV Series
      • editorial supervisor (as Ellen Chaset Baxter)
      • 1980
    • Robert Guillaume in Benson (1979)
      Benson
      7.2
      TV Series
      • editorial supervisor (as Ellen Chaset Baxter)
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ellen Chaset Baxter
    • Born
      • April 12, 1945
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gary Gittelsohn? - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Attended the University of Southern California Film School at the same time as John Carpenter in the 1970s.

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