Karen Goodman

Karen Goodman
Occupation(s)Film producer and director
Years active1978–present[1]
SpouseKirk Simon (1987-2011)
Children2

Karen Goodman is an American film and television director and producer, best known for her work on various documentaries. She has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category four times for The Children's Storefront (1988), Chimps: So Like Us (1990), Rehearsing a Dream (2007), and Strangers No More (2010). Goodman won once for producing and directing Strangers No More at the 83rd Academy Awards. The win was shared with Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on Chimps: So Like Us and Rehearsing a Dream as well.[1][2][3] She has further received four Primetime Emmy nominations, winning once for Masterclass in 2014.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Debruge, Peter (February 10, 2011). "Review: 'The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Documentary'". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Karen Goodman – Filmography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oscar(R)-Winning Documentary "Strangers No More," The Story of an Extraordinary Tel Aviv School Where Children from 48 Countries Come Together, Debuts Dec. 5 on HBO". The Futon Critic (Press release). November 28, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2016.