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Director

Ellen S. Pressman is an Emmy award winner whose work has been featured on such acclaimed series as thirtysomething, L.A. Law, Hill St. Blues, My So-Called Life and Party of Five. She began her career at MTM/CBS (Mary Tyler Moore Productions) where she worked her way from the back lot as a transportation clerk to Producer and Director on thirtysomething. Once an established producer on thirtysomething, Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz gave her the opportunity to direct her first episode, “Mermaids,” which aired on ABC. Ellen’s early directorial resume includes episodes of Felicity (J.J. Abrams), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon), My So Called Life (Winnie Holzman), as well as Party of Five, Time of Your Life, and Charmed. As a producer, Pressman has received Emmy awards and Golden Globe awards for Best Dramatic series, as well as Humanitas Prize awards, for Hill St. Blues, L.A. Law and thirtysomething. Numerous episodes of Hill Street Blues that Pressman supervised won Technical Emmys for film editing, sound editing, and sound mixing.

Later as a producer/director on Time of Your Life, Ellen juggled her rising career with her growing family. She continued to direct guest episodes of Pasadena, Huff, Jack and Bobby, and Everwood. In the theater, she directed Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune in Los Angeles. She has directed Rachel Calof throughout its development.