Linda Gottlieb is an American television writer and film producer. She is best known for her work as a producer on Dirty Dancing as executive producer on One Life to Live.

Biography

Born in New Jersey, Gottlieb graduated from Wellesley College and received an M.A. from Columbia University in history. Gottlieb was a presenter on Face of a Stranger, written by Marsha Norman. She was also executive producer of the 2003 film Soldier's Girl. As of 2011, Gottlieb lived in New York City with her husband.

Career

Production credits

Films

Television episodes, series, and specials

Teaching

She is an adjunct professor (Master Class in Screenwriting: One on One with a Producer) at Tisch School of the Arts.

Awards and nominations

Gottlieb has been nominated for 5 Daytime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming (1980), and Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (1977 & 1979), for three Emmy Awards (1979, 1982 & 1993), and for an Independent Spirit Award (1988) and a Peabody Award.