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Lisa Cholodenko
- Also:
- Producer
- Writer
In short · Directing since 1991, 3 decades active, 9 credits, 1 Primetime Emmy Award win.
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Biography
Lisa Cholodenko, born on June 5, 1964, is an American screenwriter and director. She wrote and directed the films *High Art* (1998), *Laurel Canyon* (2002), and *The Kids Are All Right* (2010). Cholodenko has also directed television, including the miniseries *Olive Kitteridge* (2014) and *Unbelievable* (2019). She has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and has won an Emmy and a DGA Award.
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Awards & Nominations
1 win · 1 nominationPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2015Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special — Lisa Cholodenko
More awards & festivals (1) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Academy Awards
- Nom2010Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
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Gersh Agency· Updated Jun 10, 2026
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Additional credits2Show
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- Hero WorshipSelf · 2019
- Notes on the Death of KodachromeSelf · 2006
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