Ellen Gittelsohn

Ellen Gittelsohn
Born (1945-04-12) April 12, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesEllen Falcon
Ellen Chaset Baxter
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1976–present
SpouseGary Gittelsohn

Ellen Gittelsohn (born April 12, 1945, in New York City, New York) is an American television director. She has also been credited under the name Ellen Falcon, despite the popular belief that she and Ellen Falcon are two different people.[1]

Since the 1980s, Gittelsohn has amassed a number of television credits. Some of them include Designing Women, The Cosby Show, A Different World, Newhart, Mary, Foley Square, 227, Roseanne, Major Dad, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, Friends, Reba, Shake It Up, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Everybody Loves Raymond, Dharma & Greg, One on One, The Suite Life on Deck, and Half & Half.[2][3]

In 1984, Gittelsohn earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the series Buffalo Bill.[4]

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