7.5
Movie
Directing
Betsy West
- Credits
- 15 titles
Biography
Betsy West is an Academy Award®-nominated Emmy winning director/producer of RBG (2018), along with Julie Cohen. She and Cohen recently directed the new documentaries Julia (2021), and My Name is Pauli Murray (2021). As a producer at ABC News, Betsy won 21 Emmy Awards. She is the Fred W. Friendly Professor Emerita at Columbia Journalism School.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.8
Movie
Frida
6.2
Movie
Julia
7.4
Movie
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
5.6
Movie
The Lavender Scare
8.2
Movie
My Name Is Pauli Murray
8.7
Movie
On Broadway
8.5
Movie
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down
8.0
Movie
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks
6.0
Movie
Top of the World
Movie
The Picture Taker
Movie
Give My Regards to Broadway
Movie
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
Movie
This Is Not a Drill
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries Film | Self |
Crew credits 14
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Top of the World Film | Executive Producer, Director |
| 2026 | Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | This Is Not a Drill Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Once Upon a Time in Ukraine Film | Director |
| 2024 | Frida Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Picture Taker Film | Editorial Consultant |
| 2022 | Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down Film | Director |
| 2021 | Julia Film | Director, Producer |
| 2021 | My Name Is Pauli Murray Film | Director |
| 2020 | Give My Regards to Broadway Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | On Broadway Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Lavender Scare Film | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | RBG Film | Director, Producer |