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Sheila Nevins

Television producer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1939 · age 87

Sheila Nevins is an American television producer and former head of MTV Documentary Films division of MTV Entertainment Studios. Previously, Nevins was the president of HBO Documentary Films, where she produced over 1,000 documentary films.

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2025Cutting Through RocksFilm, Producer2024I Am Ready, WardenFilm, Producer2023The Eternal MemoryFilm, Producer2019I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle CarterSeries, Producer2018The Zen Diaries of Garry ShandlingSeries, Producer201715: A Quinceañera StorySeries, ProducerArthur Miller: WriterFilm, 2017Producer2016Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsFilm, Producer2015A Girl in the River: The Price of ForgivenessFilm, Producer2014Banksy Does New YorkFilm, Producer2012The Weight of the NationSeries, ProducerMarina Abramović: The Artist Is PresentFilm, 2012Producer2011Hot CoffeeFilm, Producer2010If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't RiseSeries, ProducerCarrie Fisher: Wishful DrinkingFilm, 2010Producer2009The Alzheimer's ProjectSeries, ProducerI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John CazaleFilm, 2009Producer2006When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsSeries, Producer2003Lucy AwardAwardAmerica UndercoverSeries, 2003Producer2000The Eyes of Tammy FayeFilm, Producer19974 Little GirlsFilm, Producer1996Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood HillsFilm, Producer1995Taxicab ConfessionsSeries, Producer1990Real SexSeries, Creator1939Born6 April 1939

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Close ties

  • The Eternal Memory 2023
  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018
  • Citizenfour 2014
  • Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015
  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015

Filmography 40

196 credits on file

Television 12

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Lucy Award2003
Peabody Awards
News and Documentary Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

About this person

She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 35 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 31 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person. She is also a member of the board of directors for the Peabody Awards.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 87