Lesli Linka Glatter (born July 26, 1953) is an American film and television director.[1] She is best known for her work on the AMC drama series Mad Men and the Showtime series Homeland.[2] For her work in these two shows, she has received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations[3] and seven Directors Guild of America Awards nominations, winning the latter three times.[4][5] She has also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Tales of Meeting and Parting (1985).[6]
Lesli Linka Glatter | |
|---|---|
 Glatter in 2015 | |
| Born | July 26, 1953 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Television | Twin Peaks Gilmore Girls Mad Men Homeland |
| Children | 1 |
| President of the Directors Guild of America | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Schlamme |
Life and career
editGlatter was born in Dallas and began her career as a dancer and choreographer. Her early choreography credits include William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A and the music video for Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life".[7][8]
Her first film, Tales of Meeting and Parting (1984), produced by Sharon Oreck, was nominated for an Academy Award in the Live Action Short Film category.[9] She made the film as part of the American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women, of which she is an alumna.
In 1995, Glatter directed her first feature film, Now and Then, a coming-of-age story about four 12-year-old girls during an eventful summer in 1970.[10]
She has made several television films for cable networks, but the majority of her work is in television series. Glatter has received six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for the Mad Men episode "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009), and the Homeland episodes "Q&A" (2012), "From A to B and Back Again" (2014), "The Tradition of Hospitality" (2015), "America First" (2016), and "Prisoners of War" (2020).[11]
In 2018 it was announced that Glatter would serve as chair on the advisory council for NBC's Female Forward. An annual initiative to give ten women directors the opportunity to shadow a director on one of NBC's scripted television series for up to three episodes. The experience concludes with an in-season commitment for each finalist to direct at least one episode of the series they shadow.[12]
On February 5, 2019, it was announced that Glatter would be credited as an executive producer alongside Bruna Papandrea and Charlotte Stoudt in the Netflix thriller series, Pieces of Her.[13][14][15] More recently, she and Cheryl Bloch launched Backyard Pictures with a first look deal at Universal Television.[16]
In 2021, Glatter was elected president of the Directors Guild of America.[17][18]
In February 2023, she directed and executive produced Love & Death,[19] an HBO Max limited series written by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons. It premiered on April 27, 2023.[20]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tales of Meeting and Parting | |
| 1995 | Now and Then | [21][22] |
| 1998 | The Proposition | [23] |
Television
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2004 | "Keeping Last" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Academy Award | Best Live Action Short Film | Tales of Meeting and Parting | Nominated | [6] |
| 1991 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series | Twin Peaks - "Episode 5" | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Mad Men - "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" | Won | [4] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | [3] | ||
| 2013 | Homeland - "Q&A" | Nominated | [3] | ||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series | Nominated | [24] | ||
| 2014 | Homeland - "The Star" | Nominated | [25] | ||
| 2015 | Homeland - "From A to B and Back Again" | Won | [5][26] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | [3] | ||
| Outstanding Drama Series | Homeland | Nominated | [3] | ||
| 2016 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Homeland - "The Tradition of Hospitality" | Nominated | [3] | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Homeland | Nominated | [3] | ||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series | Homeland - "The Tradition of Hospitality" | Nominated | [27] | |
| Dorothy Arzner Directors Award | Won | [28] | |||
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Homeland - "America First" | Nominated | [3] |
| 2019 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series | Homeland - "Paean to the People" | Nominated | [29] |
| 2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Homeland - "Prisoners of War" | Nominated | [3] |
| 2021 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Direction in a Drama Series | Won | ||
References
edit- ^ "How prolific director Lesli Linka Glatter is forging a way forward for women in film". the Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "From 'Homeland' to 'Mad Men,' Lesli Linka Glatter calls the shots". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lesli Linka Glatter". Television Academy. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hurt Locker wins Directors' prize". February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Homeland - DGA Award Episode". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Academy Awards Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Birnbaum, Debra (September 12, 2017). "Lesli Linka Glatter: 'It's Time That This Isn't an Issue Anymore'". Variety. Los Angeles.
- ^ "Lesli Linka Glatter". IMDb. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "List Of Academy Award Nominations". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1985. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "From 'Homeland' to 'Mad Men,' Lesli Linka Glatter calls the shots". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lesli Linka Glatter". Emmys.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.,
- ^ "NBC Sets Advisors, Submission Process for Female Forward Directors Initiative". Variety. January 9, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Pedersen, Erik (February 5, 2019). "'Pieces Of Her': Netflix Orders Novel-Based Series From Lesli Linka Glatter, Charlotte Stoudt & Bruna Papandrea". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Elise Sandberg, Bryn (February 5, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'Pieces of Her' Thriller Series Based on Novel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Netflix orders thriller series pieces of her from #1 international bestselling author Karin Slaughter". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 1, 2021). "Lesli Linka Glatter & Cheryl Bloch Launch Production Company With First-Look Deal At Universal Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia; Maddaus, Gene (September 18, 2021). "Lesli Linka Glatter Elected President of Directors Guild of America". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Sonaiya (September 19, 2021). "Lesli Linka Glatter is the new Directors Guild of America president". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Aizen, Rebecca (February 16, 2023). "Elizabeth Olsen Is Looking for an Affair — and 'Payback' — in True Crime Drama Love & Death". People. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Walsh, Charlotte (August 22, 2022). "See Elizabeth Olsen's Take on Candy Montgomery in First Look at Love and Death". E! Online. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
Elizabeth Olsen plays accused killer Candy Montgomery in HBO Max's new miniseries Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023.
- ^ Gates, Anita (October 29, 1995). "Taking the Children; and Then She Grew Up to Be Demi Moore". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Anderson, John (October 20, 1995). "Movie Review: Female Bonding in a Fragmented Now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (March 27, 1998). "Film Review; Take a Number, Please: One Very Busy Confessional". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Kilday, Aaron Couch,Gregg; Couch, Aaron; Kilday, Gregg (February 2, 2013). "DGA Awards: Ben Affleck Named Best Director for 'Argo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "DGA Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (February 7, 2015). "DGA Awards: 'Birdman's' Alejandro Inarritu Takes Top Film Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (February 6, 2016). "2016 DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "The 2017 Crystal + Lucy Awards". Women In Film. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Handel, Jonathan (February 2, 2019). "'Roma's' Alfonso Cuaron Takes Top Honor at DGA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2023.