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Mikki Ziska

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Production Manager
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Mikki Ziska is known for Eight Legged Freaks (2002), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Siege (1998).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    David Arquette and Kari Wuhrer in Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
    Eight Legged Freaks
    5.5
    • Production Department
    • 2002
    Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
    A Beautiful Mind
    8.2
    • Production Department
    • 2001
    The Siege (1998)
    The Siege
    6.4
    • Production Department
    • 1998
    Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen in The Four Seasons (2025)
      The Four Seasons
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in The Americans (2013)
      The Americans
      8.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 2013–2016
    • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
      Orange Is the New Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2014–2015
    • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2003–2014
    • Michael J. Fox, Katie Finneran, Betsy Brandt, Juliette Goglia, and Jack Gore in The Michael J. Fox Show (2013)
      The Michael J. Fox Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2013–2014
    • Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd in They Came Together (2014)
      They Came Together
      5.6
      • second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Mel Gibson in The Beaver (2011)
      The Beaver
      6.6
      • second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2011
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2007–2011
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in New Amsterdam (2008)
      New Amsterdam
      7.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2008
    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
      The Sopranos
      9.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • second second assistant director
      • 2002–2007
    • Queen Latifah in Life Support (2007)
      Life Support
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 2007
    • Waterfront (2006)
      Waterfront
      6.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2006
    • Jason Bateman, Amanda Peet, and Zach Braff in The Ex (2006)
      The Ex
      5.5
      • second second assistant director
      • 2006

    Production Department

    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
      The Sopranos
      9.2
      TV Series
      • set production assistant
      • 2002
    • David Arquette and Kari Wuhrer in Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
      Eight Legged Freaks
      5.5
      • set production assistant
      • 2002
    • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
      A Beautiful Mind
      8.2
      • production assistant
      • 2001
    • Avant Feat. Keke Wyatt: My First Love
      Music Video
      • production assistant (as Mary Kathryn Ziska)
      • 2000
    • Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Jake Milkovich, Ryan Milkovich, and Makenzie Vega in The Family Man (2000)
      The Family Man
      6.9
      • set production assistant: New York
      • 2000
    • Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)
      Sex and the City
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production staff
      • 1999–2000
    • Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in Autumn in New York (2000)
      Autumn in New York
      5.6
      • production assistant
      • 2000
    • Winchell (1998)
      Winchell
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • set production assistant: New York
      • 1998
    • The Siege (1998)
      The Siege
      6.4
      • set production assistant
      • 1998
    • Courteney Cox, Anthony LaPaglia, and Aidan Quinn in Commandments (1997)
      Commandments
      5.5
      • office production assistant
      • 1997
    • Firehouse (1996)
      Firehouse
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • production assistant
      • 1996
    • Mariah Carey: Hero (1993)
      Mariah Carey: Hero
      6.8
      Music Video
      • production assistant (as Mickey Ziska)
      • 1993
    • Tony Terry: With You
      5.0
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1991
    • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: Where Do Broken Hearts Go (1988)
      Whitney Houston: Where Do Broken Hearts Go
      6.8
      Music Video
      • production assistant
      • 1988

    Production Management

    • Bette Midler, Judith Light, and Ben Platt in The Politician (2019)
      The Politician
      7.4
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2020
    • Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, and Jeremy Jordan in American Son (2019)
      American Son
      5.9
      • unit production manager
      • 2019
    • Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in Instinct (2018)
      Instinct
      6.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2018–2019
    • The Path (2016)
      The Path
      7.2
      TV Series
      • production supervisor
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Mary Kathryn Ziska

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