Jennifer Arnold

Regisseur, Schrijver, Producer, Redacteur

6 mei 1979 (47 years)
Jennifer Arnold is an Emmy-nominated director who was raised a drama-geek / skateboard kid in Santa Barbara, California. Her summers were spent living off the grid, without electricity, in the Trinity Alps and Alaskan wilderness with her extended family. She became a world traveler at age sixteen; moved to Kenya at nineteen and continues to work and travel abroad. She credits her story sense to her adventurous upbringing.

In the episodic space Arnold has most recently directed "Based on a True Story," "P-Valley" and the pilot for "XO Kitty." which went number one on Netflix within 24 hours. Her other television credits include "Emily in Paris," "American Horror Story," "Younger," "Shameless," "The L-Word: Generation Q," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and "The Last Man on Earth among others. Her independent and documentary work has premiered at prestigious festivals around the world, including four appearances at Sundance. Arnold's feature documentary A Small Act (HBO) won the Humanitas Prize, a NAMIC Vision Award, and was nominated for the Best Documentary Emmy. Her other documentaries include The Diplomat (ESPN), Tig (Netflix), and Thicker Than Water, about Greg Louganis for ESPN's 30 for 30 shorts series.

She has been an advisor at the Sundance labs and CNEX workshops in Asia and traveled to Kazakhstan with American Film Showcase. She attended UCLA's Graduate Film School and studied African History as an undergrad at UCLA and University of Nairobi. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife, the esteemed ASC cinematographer Patti Lee.

Known For

  • Emily in Paris
    Emily in Paris6 seasons
  • XO, Kitty
    XO, Kitty3 seasons
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine8 seasons
  • American Horror Story
    American Horror Story12 seasons
  • Atypical
    Atypical4 seasons
  • Younger
    Younger7 seasons
  • Shameless USA
    Shameless USA11 seasons
  • Good Girls
    Good Girls4 seasons
  • Based on a True Story
    Based on a True Story2 seasons
  • P-Valley
    P-Valley3 seasons
  • The Last Man on Earth
    The Last Man on Earth4 seasons
  • Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
    Glee: The 3D Concert Movie2011
  • Tig
    Tig2015
  • Ghosted
    Ghosted1 season
  • TableTop
    TableTop4 seasons
  • A.P. Bio
    A.P. Bio4 seasons
  • Dollface
    Dollface2 seasons
  • The L Word: Generation Q
    The L Word: Generation Q3 seasons
  • American Housewife
    American Housewife5 seasons

Cinematografie

2009
The Little Couple · as HerselfOp Plex

2023
XO, Kitty · as Co-Executive Producer
2020
P-Valley · as Co-Executive Producer
2011
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie · as Co-Director