Arlene Sanford is an American

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

and

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

. Sanford has directed for several notable television series and several motion picture and television films which include '' A Very Brady Sequel'' (1996), '' I'll Be Home for Christmas'' (1998) and '' Twelve Men of Christmas'' (2009). Sanford has been nominated for two

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. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

s for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for her work on the David E. Kelley-produced series ''

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

'' (in 1999) and '' Boston Legal'' (in 2008).

Filmography

*'' Almost Family'' (2019) TV series **episode #9: " Rehabilitated AF" *'' Grand Hotel'' (2019) TV series **episode #6: " Love Thy Neighbor" *'' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'' (2019) TV series *''

Life Sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that result in life imprisonment are c ...

'' (2018) TV series **episode #5: " Wes Side Story" *'' Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!'' (2011) TV film *''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...

'' (2010–2016) TV series *'' Twelve Men of Christmas'' (2009) TV film *''

My Boys ''My Boys'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS (American TV channel), TBS. The show deals with a sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois, played by Jordana Spiro, and the men in her life, including her brot ...

'' (2006) TV Series *''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'' (2006) TV series *''

Weeds A weed is an unwanted plant of any species. Weed or weeds may also refer to: Places * Weed, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in the United States * Weed, California, a city in the United States * Weed, Kentucky, an unincorporated communit ...

'' (2005) TV series **episode #6: " Dead in the Nethers" *'' The Bad Girl's Guide'' (2005) TV series *'' Boston Legal'' (2004) TV series **episode 1.09 "A Greater Good **episode 2.02 "Schadenfreude" *''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...

'' (2004) TV series **episode 1.03 " Pretty Little Picture" **episode 1.05 " Come In, Stranger" **episode 1.13 " Your Fault" **episode 1.16 " The Ladies Who Lunch" **episode 1.19 " Live Alone and Like It" **episode 2.03 " You'll Never Get Away from Me" **episode 2.10 " Coming Home" *'' Miss Match'' (2003) TV Series *''

Eve Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and there ...

'' (2003) TV series *'' Everwood'' (2002) TV Series **episode 1.05 "Deer God" **episode 1.17 "Everwood, Confidential" **episode 1.19 "The Miracle of Everwood" *'' Frank McKlusky, C.I.'' (2002) *'' Go Fish'' (2001) TV series **episode "Go Wrestle" *''

Boston Public ''Boston Public'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high sc ...

'' (2000) TV series *'' Ed'' (2000) TV Series *''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...

'' (2000) TV series **episode 1.02 " The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton" *''

Battery Park The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan#Manhattan Island, Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor. The park is bounded by Battery Place on the north, with Bowling ...

'' (2000) TV series *''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

'' (2000) TV series **episode 1.02 "Red Dress" **episode 1.11 "Funeral" **episode 2.12 "Krelboyne Girl" *'' Ally'' (1999) TV series *''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where t ...

'' (1999) TV series **episode 1.12 "He Shall, from Time to Time" *''

Once and Again ''Once and Again'' is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovi ...

'' (1999) TV series *'' I'll Be Home for Christmas'' (1998) Theatrical film *''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college. It aired from January 20, 19 ...

'' (1998) TV series *''

'' (1997) TV series **episode 1.04 "The Affair" **episode 2.16 "Sex, Lies and Politics" **episode 2.18 "Those Lips, That Hand" **episode 3.06 "Changes" **episode 4.06 "Tis the Season" **episode 5.16 and 5.17 "Love Is All Around" *'' Temporarily Yours'' (1997) TV series *'' A Very Brady Sequel'' (1996) Theatrical film *'' The Last Frontier'' (1996) TV series *'' Too Something'' (1995) TV Series *''

Caroline in the City ''Caroline in the City'' is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1995 until 1999. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who lives in Manhattan. The rest of the cast includes Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, an ...

'' (1995) TV series *'' The Naked Truth'' (1995) TV series *'' Pride & Joy'' (1995) TV Series *''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' (1994) TV series **episode 1.06 "The One with the Butt" *'' All American Girl'' (1994) TV series *'' The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story'' (1994) TV film *'' Arly Hanks'' (1993) TV film *''

Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...

'' (1991) TV series *'' Ferris Bueller'' (1990) TV Series *'' Dream On'' (1990) TV series *'' Coach'' (1989) TV series *'' The Wonder Years'' (1988) TV series **episode "Dance with Me" *'' Eisenhower & Lutz'' (1988) TV series *'' Hooperman'' (1987) TV Series *'' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' (1987) TV series *'' Designing Women'' (1986) TV series *''Welcome Home'' (1986) *'' Rituals'' (1985) TV series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, Arlene American television directors American women film directors American women television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women