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Karen Goodman(II)

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Karen Goodman
Karen Goodman, a native New Yorker, is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has garnered three other Oscar nomination and many awards including several Primetime Emmys and the DuPont Award for Independent Programming. She is best known for her Oscar-winning film "Strangers No More" (2010) and her documentary work for HBO and PBS.
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Masterclass (2010)
    Masterclass
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Strangers No More (2010)
    Strangers No More
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010
    Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
    Chimps: So Like Us
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
    No Applause, Just Throw Money
    Short
    • Director
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Director

    • Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts Masterclass
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Anna Deavere Smith: A YoungArts Masterclass
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass (2012)
      Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Strangers No More (2010)
      Strangers No More
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Masterclass (2010)
      Masterclass
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut (2008)
      Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut
      9.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
      Rehearsing a Dream
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Coming Out Stories (2006)
      Coming Out Stories
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol (2004)
      Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body (2002)
      National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Kindergarten (2001)
      Kindergarten
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Heart of a Child (1997)
      Heart of a Child
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1997
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
      Chimps: So Like Us
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Masterclass (2010)
      Masterclass
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2014
    • Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass (2012)
      Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Strangers No More (2010)
      Strangers No More
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Sealed Orders of Liv Ullmann (2009)
      The Sealed Orders of Liv Ullmann
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut (2008)
      Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut
      9.0
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
      Rehearsing a Dream
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Coming Out Stories (2006)
      Coming Out Stories
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol (2004)
      Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004
    • National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body (2002)
      National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Kindergarten (2001)
      Kindergarten
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer
      • 2001
    • Heart of a Child (1997)
      Heart of a Child
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
      Chimps: So Like Us
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 1990
    • No Applause, Just Throw Money
      Short
      • producer
      • 1989
    • The Children's Storefront
      Short
      • producer
      • 1988

    Writer

    • Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass (2012)
      Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Masterclass (2010)
      Masterclass
      6.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2010
    • Coming Out Stories (2006)
      Coming Out Stories
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body (2002)
      National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2002
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Spouse
      • Kirk SimonJune 28, 1987 - 2011 (divorced, 2 children)

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