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Nora Ephron (1941–2012)

Writer | Producer | Director

Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood ( Silkwood, co-written... See full bio »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 71) in New York City, New York, USA
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Hide HideWriter (15 titles)
2009 Julie & Julia (screenplay)
 
2005 Bewitched (written by)
 
2000 Hanging Up (screenplay)
 
1998 You've Got Mail (screenplay)
 
1996 Michael (screenplay)
 
1994 Mixed Nuts (screenplay)
 
1993 Sleepless in Seattle (screenplay)
 
1992 This Is My Life (screenplay)
 
1990/I My Blue Heaven (written by)
 
1989 When Harry Met Sally... (written by)
 
1989 Cookie (written by)
 
1986 Heartburn (novel / screenplay)
 
1983 Silkwood (written by)
 
1978 Perfect Gentlemen (TV movie)
 
1973 Adam's Rib (TV series)
– For Richer, for Poorer (1973) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2009 Julie & Julia (producer)
 
2005 Bewitched (producer)
 
2000 Lucky Numbers (producer)
 
2000 Hanging Up (producer)
 
1998 You've Got Mail (producer)
 
1998 All I Wanna Do (executive producer)
 
1996 Michael (producer)
 
1990/I My Blue Heaven (executive producer)
 
1989 When Harry Met Sally... (associate producer)
 
1989 Cookie (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (8 titles)
2009 Julie & Julia
 
2005 Bewitched
 
2000 Lucky Numbers
 
1998 You've Got Mail
 
1996 Michael
 
1994 Mixed Nuts
 
1993 Sleepless in Seattle
 
1992 This Is My Life
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1996 Michael (writer: "Lips Like a Blowfish" 1996)
 
1992 This Is My Life (writer: "You Can't Get To Heaven")
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
1992 Husbands and Wives
Dinner Party Guest
 
1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
Wedding Guest
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (director: New York Tribute)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: El Circo (2012) (in memory of)
 
2011 The Five Stages of Grief (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Leaves of Grass (the director wishes to thank)
 
2005/I Cake (special thanks)
 
1998 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– The Making of 'You've Got Mail': A Conversation with Nora Ephron (1998) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (48 titles)
2013 Makers: Women Who Make America (TV mini-series documentary) (post-production)
Herself
– Part 1 (2013) … Herself
– Part 2 (2013) … Herself
 
2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Inventing David Geffen (2012) … Herself
 
2011 The 2011 Annual American Theatre Wing Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Vine Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Navigating Napa Valley Cabernets (2011) … Herself
 
1998-2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
– Episode dated 3 December 2010 (2010) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 August 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 November 2006 (2006) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 11 September 2006 (2006) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 June 2005 (2005) … Herself
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2010 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.24 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 From Weepies to Chick Flicks (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia (video short)
Herself
 
2008 Delivering 'You've Got Mail' (video short)
Herself
 
2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Top Ten List Presenter
– Robin Williams/Lupe Fiasco (2008) … Herself - Top Ten List Presenter
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 May 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 New York 360º Presents: The 2007 Matrix Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Dreams on Spec (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Nora Ephron (2006) … Herself - Guest
 
2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Great Women and Their Anti-Aging Secrets (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.7 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 August 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 This Week (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 August 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Meg Ryan (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Hopeless Pictures (TV series)
Herself
 
2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Why I Love 'Bewitched' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Bewitched: Star Shots (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep (TV special)
Herself
 
1995-2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself - Director & Writer
– Rosie O'Donnell (2003) … Herself
– Carly Simon (1995) … Herself - Director & Writer
 
2002 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 New York at the Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Hollywood History (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Romance (2002) … Herself
 
2001 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Billie Jean King (2001) … Herself
 
2001 How Harry Met Sally... (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1998-2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Getting Connected: On the Set of 'Hanging Up' (2000) … Herself
– The Making of 'You've Got Mail': A Conversation with Nora Ephron (1998) … Herself
 
1994-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself / Himself
– Jacqueline Susann: The Writing Machine (2000) … Herself
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) … Himself
– Steve Martin (1994) … Herself
 
2000 The Making of 'Hanging Up' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Best of the Directors … Herself
– The Films of Nora Ephron … Herself
 
1999 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny (documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 January 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1996 Where's Elvis This Week? (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1996) … Herself
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1993 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1992 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat … Herself
 
1992 The Home Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 March 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.52 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 November 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2013 The Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Writer & Director (In Memoriam)
 
2013 The EE British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Memorial Tribute
 

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(1975) Book of essays: "Crazy Salad" See more »

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Personal Quote:

One of the few advantages to not being beautiful is that one usually gets better-looking as one gets older; I am, in fact, at this very moment gaining my looks. See more »

Trivia:

Daughter of Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. See more »

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