Ellen S. Pressman is an American

United States

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 television director

Television director

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 and producer

Television producer

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.

She began her career as an associate producer on the series Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

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in 1983. Followed by a number of other television producing credits in L.A. Law

L.A. Law

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for which she won her an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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 as a part of the production team and Thirtysomething, where she made her directorial debut.

Her other directorial credits include Sirens

Sirens (TV series)

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, Missing Persons

Missing Persons (TV series)

Missing Persons is an American television show set in Chicago. The show is about a fictitious missing persons unit. Each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases....

, My So-Called Life

My So-Called Life

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, Party of Five

Party of Five

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, Arliss

Arliss

-Criticism:This show, which ran for seven seasons, is a prime example of how HBO differs from traditional networks due to its nature as a network its viewers specifically pay to be able to watch. Arliss was cited by so many viewers as the sole reason that they paid for the network that its...

, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hyperion Bay

Hyperion Bay

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, Charmed

Charmed

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, Felcity, Time of Your Life

Time of Your Life (TV series)

Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:...

, Pasadena

Pasadena (TV series)

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, American Dreams

American Dreams

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, Huff

Huff (TV series)

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, Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby

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, Everwood

Everwood

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and Windfall, her last directorial credit.

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