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Shelley Jensen Biography

Birth Name:Shelley Jensen

Profession Director, Assistant director, Producer, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Music/Variety for "John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together" in 1980
  • Won two Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Actuality for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" in 1980 and 1981
  • Won a CableACE Award for Comedy Series for "Brothers" in 1987
  • Started out as the associate director of "The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World" in 1977
  • First began directing on the TV series "Webster" in 1985
  • Best known as a television director and producer who worked on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "What I Like About You," and "Brothers․"
  • Has directed episodes of more than 65 TV series, including popular 1990s series like "Friends," "Caroline in the City," and "Suddenly Susan․"

Awards

  • 1985ACE-Directing a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1987ACE-Comedy Series: winner
  • 1987ACE-Directing a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1988ACE-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1989ACE-Directing a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1996Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: winner