Liz Friedlander

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1950-01-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Liz Friedlander

Biography

Liz Friedlander is an American film, music video and television director. Originally from New York, Friedlander moved to Pennsylvania to attend the Drama Conservatory school at Carnegie Mellon University. She then moved to Los Angeles where she attended the University of California Santa Cruz followed by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She also won the Frank S. Glicksman Award for her short film Eleven-Twenty. Since the mid 1990s she has amassed a number of music video credits directing videos for Alanis Morissette, U2, Megadeth, Avril Lavigne, John Mayer, Celine Dion, R.E.M. and among other artists. In 2006, She directed her first feature film Take the Lead starring Antonio Banderas. Beginning in 2008, Friendlander began directing episodes of One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Privileged, Pretty Little Liars, 90210, Melrose Place, Outlaw and Gossip Girl.

Known For

Director

2024
Bad Monkey

as Director

2022
The Lincoln Lawyer

as Director

2021
The Equalizer

as Director

2021
2020
2019
The Boys

as Director

2018
The Rookie

as Director

2018
Tell Me a Story

as Director

2017
2017
The Gifted

as Director

2016
Conviction

as Director

2015
Secrets and Lies

as Director

2015
2013
Sleepy Hollow

as Director

2013
The Following

as Director

2012
Revolution

as Director

2011
The Secret Circle

as Director

2011
2010
2008
90210

as Director

2006
Take the Lead

as Director

2003
One Tree Hill

as Director

2002
Avril Lavigne

as Director

Producer

2018
Tell Me a Story

as Executive Producer

2018
The Rookie

as Executive Producer

2013
Rocketship Misfits

as Executive Producer

Writer

2016
Conviction

as Story

Creator

2016
Conviction

as Creator