Maya Forbes
Maya Forbes | |
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Sundance Festival, January 17, 2014 | |
| Born | Maya C. Forbes July 23, 1968 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Relatives | China Forbes (sister) |
Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear (2014).[2][3] Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker (2008) and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She was a co-executive producer of The Larry Sanders Show in its later seasons and executive producer of the sitcom The Naked Truth.
Forbes received Emmy and WGA Award nominations for her work on The Larry Sanders Show.
Life and career
Forbes was born in
Forbes is married to
Forbes based Infinitely Polar Bear on her own experiences as a child in
Imogene Wolodarsky, Forbes's 12-year-old daughter, plays a fictionalized version of Forbes in Infinitely Polar Bear.[8] (The character's name is Amelia Stuart, but the film is described as autobiographical.)
References
- ^ Callaghan, Dylan. "Married to Their Work". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b c John Horn (2014-01-21). "Maya Forbes revisits her childhood in 'Infinitely Polar Bear'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ^ Peter Debruge (2013-12-17). "10 Directors to Watch: Maya Forbes to Unleash 'Polar Bear' at Sundance". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ^ Dylan Callaghan (c. 2009). "Married to Their Work". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ^ Ewing, Bill. "China Forbes '88: Finding Her Own Voice". The Exeter Bulletin. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ O'Falt, Chris (January 16, 2014). "Sundance Preview: Mark Ruffalo's Very Personal 'Infinitely Polar Bear'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Peggy Woodford Forbes: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Claudia Puig (2014-01-23). "This year, Sundance films take family to a new level". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
External links
- Meet the Artists 2014: Maya Forbes (Sundance Institute video)
- Maya Forbes at IMDb
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