Biography
Liz Friedlander is an American film, music video and television director.
Originally from New York, Friedlander moved to Pennsylvania to attend the Drama Conservatory school at Carnegie Mellon University. She then moved to Los Angeles where she attended the University of California Santa Cruz followed by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She also won the Frank S. Glicksman Award for her short film Eleven-Twenty.
Since the mid 1990s she has amassed a number of music video credits directing videos for Alanis Morissette, U2, Megadeth, Avril Lavigne, John Mayer, Celine Dion, R.E.M. and among other artists. In 2006, She directed her first feature film Take the Lead starring Antonio Banderas. Beginning in 2008, Friendlander began directing episodes of One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Privileged, Pretty Little Liars, 90210, Melrose Place, Outlaw and Gossip Girl.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Role: Director
TV • 2025

The Waterfront
Role: Director
TV • 2025

Bad Monkey
Role: Director
TV • 2024

The Lincoln Lawyer
Role: Director
TV • 2022

American Horror Stories
Role: Director
TV • 2021

The Equalizer
Role: Director
TV • 2021

The Boys
Role: Director
TV • 2019

Tell Me a Story
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2018

Tell Me a Story
Role: Director
TV • 2018

The Rookie
Role: Director
TV • 2018

The Rookie
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2018

The Gifted
Role: Director
TV • 2017

Wisdom of the Crowd
Role: Director
TV • 2017

Conviction
Role: Director
TV • 2016

Conviction
Role: Story
TV • 2016

Conviction
Role: Creator
TV • 2016

Marvel's Jessica Jones
Role: Director
TV • 2015

Secrets and Lies
Role: Director
TV • 2015
Rocketship Misfits
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2013

Sleepy Hollow
Role: Director
TV • 2013