Seidelman, Susan 1952-

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Seidelman, Susan 1952-

PERSONAL

Born December 11, 1952, in Abington, PA; daughter of Michael (a hardware manufacturer) and Florence (a teacher) Seidelman; companion of Jonathan Brett (a producer); children: (with Brett) Oscar. Education: Drexel University, B.A.; New York University, M.F.A.

Addresses:

Manager—Gary Pearl, Pearl Pictures and Management, 10956 Weyburn Ave., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024-2834.

Career:

Director, producer, and writer. Worked as an assistant television producer at a local station in Philadelphia, PA, 1982; also worked as a freelance editor and a production assistant for television commercials. Berlin International Film Festival, member of jury, 1994.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Student Academy award, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1977, for And You Act like One, Too; American Film Institute grant, c. 1976; awards from Chicago Film Festival, American Film Festival, and Athens International Film Festival, all c. 1979, for Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern; nomination for Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival, 1982, for Smithereens; Cesar Award nomination, best foreign film, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, 1986, for Desperately Seeking Susan; Academy Award nomination (with Jonathan Brett), best achievement in live-action short films, 1994, for The Dutch Master.

CREDITS

Film Director:

And You Act like One, Too (short film), 1976.

Deficit (short film), 1977.

Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern (short film), 1978.

(And producer and film editor) Smithereens, New Line Cinema, 1982.

Desperately Seeking Susan, Orion, 1985.

(And executive producer) Making Mr. Right, Orion, 1987.

(And executive producer) Cookie, Warner Bros., 1989.

(And producer) She-Devil, Orion, 1989.

The Dutch Master (short film; also known as Der Flaemische meister), 1995, released as a segment of Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

(And executive producer) Gaudi Afternoon (also known as Tardes de Gaudi), Lola Films, 2000.

(And producer) The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club (also known as Boynton Beach Club), Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2006.

Film Work; Other:

Associate producer, The Night We Never Met, Miramax, 1993.

Film Appearances:

50 Years of Action!, 1986.

Herself, Calling the Shots, 1988.

Television Director; Movies:

The Barefoot Executive, ABC, 1995.

A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999.

Power and Beauty, Showtime, 2001.

The Ranch, Showtime, 2004.

Television Director; Specials:

Confessions of a Suburban Girl (also known as Paradise Paved), BBC Scotland, 1992.

Television Director; Episodic:

Premiere episode, Sex and the City, HBO, 1998.

"The Power of Female Sex," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998.

"The Baby Shower," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998.

"Office Party," Stella, Comedy Central, 2005.

"Paper Route," Stella, Comedy Central, 2005.

Also directed episodes of Early Edition, CBS; and Now and Again, CBS.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Chambre 666 (also known as Room 666), 1982.

Premiere Presents: Christmas Movie '89, Fox, 1989.

Confessions of a Suburban Girl (also known as Paradise Paved), BBC Scotland, 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest for an episode of Independent View, PBS.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Director of the music video "Into the Groove" by Madonna.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Dutch Master (short film; also known as Der Flaemische meister), 1995, released as a segment of Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club (also known as Boynton Beach Club), Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2006.