Lisa Simon (April 4, 1951 — April 4, 2015) was an American

television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television net ...

and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

Positions held

* Assistant Director on '' Chavez'' (2006) * Production Assistant on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2008) * Consulting Producer on ''

Wonder Pets ''Wonder Pets!'' is an American educational animated children's television series created by Josh Selig for Nickelodeon. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork t ...

'' (2006–2007) * Director on '' Between the Lions'' and ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

'' (2005–2007) and '' Bear in the Big Blue House'' * Production Assistant on '' Cloverfield'' and ''

The Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's comed ...

'' (2007–2008)

Awards and nominations

Simon was nominated for a

Primetime Emmy award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

in the category Outstanding Children's Program, for her work on '' Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'', in 1984. The nomination was shared with

Dulcy Singer Dulcy Singer is an American television producer, who served as executive producer for ''Sesame Street'' from 1980–1993, previously she had worked on that series on a television special called '' Christmas Eve on Sesame Street'' in 1978. For man ...

Arlene Sherman Arlene Sherman (September 12, 1947 – October 1, 2008) was an American television producer, known for PBS children’s television series Sesame Street. Positions held * Producer on '' Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan ...

, and

Tony Geiss Nicholas Anthony "Tony" Geiss (November 16, 1924 – January 21, 2011) was an American producer, screenwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work. Biography Geiss was born in The Bronx to Alexander Geiss and Ma ...

. Simon was nominated for fourteen Daytime Emmy awards in the categories Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructive Series, Outstanding Children's Series, Outstanding Preschool Children's Series, and Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series, for her work on ''

'' and '' Between the Lions''.

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* American television directors American television producers American women television producers Emmy Award winners American women television directors Sesame Street crew Place of birth missing Place of death missing 2015 deaths 1951 births {{US-tv-bio-stub