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Julie Cohen

Directing

Born January 1, 1950 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Julie Cohen is the Academy Award® nominated, Emmy winning director and producer of RBG (2018) along with Betsy West. Also with West, she directed Julia (2021) and My Name is Pauli Murray (2021). Previous films include The Sturgeon Queens, American Veteran and I Live to Sing. Before making documentaries, Julie was a producer for NBC News.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2019 · nominated

Filmography8 titles

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

2022Director

My Name Is Pauli Murray

2021Director

RBG

2018Director, Producer

Frida

2024Executive Producer

Julia

2021Director, Producer

Every Body

2023as Self (voice)

Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks

2026Executive Producer

American Veteran

2017Director