Lisa Simon
Encyclopedia
Lisa Simon is an American
television producer
and director
.
in the category Outstanding Children's Program, for her work on Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
, in 1984. The nomination was shared with Dulcy Singer
, Arlene Sherman
, and Tony Geiss
. She has also been nominated for fourteen Daytime Emmy awards in the categories Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructive Series, Outstanding Children's Series, Outstanding Preschool Children's Series, and Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series, for her work on Sesame Street
and Between the Lions
. Her first DE win was shared with executive producer
Dulcey Singer.
United States
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television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Positions held
- Assistant Director on Chavez (2006)
- Production Assistant on Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
(2008) - Consulting Producer on Wonder PetsWonder PetsWonder Pets is an American animated children's television series. It debuted on March 3, 2006, on the Nick Jr. block of the Nickelodeon cable television network and Noggin on the same day...
(2006–2007) - Director on Between the LionsBetween the LionsBetween the Lions is a PBS Kids' puppet show designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and...
and Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
(2005–2007) - Production Assistant on CloverfieldCloverfieldCloverfield is a 2008 American disaster-monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and written by Drew Goddard.The film follows six young New Yorkers attending a going-away party on the night that a gigantic monster attacks the city...
and The Flight of the Conchords (2007–2008)
Awards and nominations
Simon was nominated for a Primetime Emmy awardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in the category Outstanding Children's Program, for her work on Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a one-hour Sesame Street special that aired on PBS on November 16, 1983. The title comes from a song in the special "Don't Eat the Pictures," sung by Cookie Monster. It was released to VHS in 1987...
, in 1984. The nomination was shared with Dulcy Singer
Dulcy Singer
Dulcy Singer served as an American television producer for Christmas Eve on Sesame Street in 1978 and as executive producer for Sesame Street from 1982-1995.She received her B.A...
, Arlene Sherman
Arlene Sherman
Arlene Sherman was an American television producer.-Positions held:* Producer on Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
, and Tony Geiss
Tony Geiss
Tony Geiss was an award-winning producer, scriptwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work....
. She has also been nominated for fourteen Daytime Emmy awards in the categories Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructive Series, Outstanding Children's Series, Outstanding Preschool Children's Series, and Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series, for her work on Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
and Between the Lions
Between the Lions
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids' puppet show designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and...
. Her first DE win was shared with executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Dulcey Singer.