Veena Sud

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1967-06-25 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As Veena Cabreros Sud

Veena Sud

Biography

Veena Cabreros-Sud is a Canadian-born American television writer, director, and producer. Born in Toronto and of Filipino and Indian heritage, she is best known for developing the American television drama The Killing, which is based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen (The Crime). Sud received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Film and Television program at New York University. Her credits on The Killing also include writer and executive producer. The series earned her an Emmy nomination and a Writers Guild of America award nomination. Her previous television work includes the dramatic series Cold Case, where she was a writer and executive producer. She was also an episode writer for the 2002 television series Push, Nevada. In February 2012, Paramount Pictures announced that Sud is writing a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion. She was formerly the marketing and distribution director for Third World Newsreel, which specializes in films by and about people of color.

Known For

Writer

2020
The Stranger

as Writer

2018
The Lie

as Writer

2018
Seven Seconds

as Writer

2011
The Killing

as Writer

2011
The Killing

as Teleplay

2003
Cold Case

as Writer

2000
One Night

as Writer

Director

2020
The Stranger

as Director

2018
The Lie

as Director

2011
The Killing

as Director

2000
One Night

as Director

Producer

2020
The Stranger

as Executive Producer

2018
Seven Seconds

as Executive Producer

2011
The Killing

as Executive Producer

2003
Cold Case

as Executive Producer

Creator

2020
The Stranger

as Creator

2018
Seven Seconds

as Creator

2011
The Killing

as Creator

Camera

2003
The Good Son

as Director of Photography