After receiving an MFA from Yale’s drama program and directing for prominent theatre companies JAN ELIASBERG was well-equipped to direct character driven television shows with an emphasis on performance and started out directing for shows such as Cagney & Lacey and LA Law after attending the AFI Directing Workshop for Women.
She was then chosen by Michael Mann to be the first woman to direct an episode of the action packed TV series Miami Vice which allowed her to segue into directing action. She ended up directing three episodes for the series and then used those action skills to direct her feature film Past Midnight (1991).
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Jan Eliasberg Expands Career From Stage To Film : A Director Broadens Her Horizons
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):
The Magicians (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Strangled Heart (2016)
2015Nashville (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Stop the World (And Let Me Off) (2015)
– I’m Not That Good at Goodbye (2015)
2014Reckless (TV Series) (1 episode)
– And So It Begins (2014)
2014Unforgettable (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Til Death (2014)
2011NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Greed (2011)
– Lockup (2011)
2011In Plain Sight (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Meet the Shannons (2011)
2011Blue Bloods (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Dedication (2011)
2010Criminal Minds (TV Series) (1 episode)
– What Happens at Home… (2010)
2010Supernatural (TV Series) (1 episode)
– You Can’t Handle the Truth (2010)
2010Parenthood (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Seven Names (2010)
2010Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Blessings in Disguise (2010)
2002-2004Strong Medicine (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– Code (2004)
– Love and Let Die (2003)
– Intensive Care (2003)
– Poison (2002)
1998-2001Any Day Now (TV Series) (5 episodes)
– Everyone Deserves to Be Loved (2001)
– The Toolshed Behind the Church (2000)
– You Promise? I Promise (1999)
– Chapter One (1999)
– It’s Who You Sleep With (1998)
2001Nash Bridges (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Bear Trap (2001)
2000Dawson’s Creek (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Barefoot at Capefest (2000)
1997-1999Party of Five (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Haunted (1999)
– Go Away (1998)
– S’Wunnerful Life (1997)
1997Early Edition (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Phantom at the Opera (1997)
1991-1995Sisters (TV Series) (8 episodes)
– Matters of the Heart (1995)
– No Pain, No Gain (1995)
– Second Thoughts (1993)
– The Things We Do for Love (1993)
– The Whole Truth (1993)
– The First Time (1992)
– The Kindness of Stranglers (1991)
– Devoted Husband, Loving Father (1991)
1991Past Midnight
1990WIOU (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Diamond Dogs (1990)
1988-1990Wiseguy (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Part 2 (1990)
– Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Part 1 (1990)
– Aria for Don Aiuppo (1988)
1990Brewster Place (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Poet (1990)
1990Booker (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Father’s Day (1990)
– Reunion (1990)
1990The Outsiders (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Stork Club (1990)
199021 Jump Street (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Change of Heart (1990)
1986-1989L.A. Law (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– The Accidental Jurist (1989)
– Raiders of the Lost Bark (1986)
1989TV 101 (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Last Temptation of Checker: Part 2 (1989)
1988Dirty Dancing (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Save the Last Dance for Me (1988)
1988Lovers, Partners & Spies
1988Crime Story (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Femme Fatale (1988)
1986-1987Miami Vice (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– God’s Work (1987)
– Contempt of Court (1987)
– Forgive Us Our Debts (1986)
1987Jack and Mike (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Till Death Do Us Part (1987)
1986Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Act of Conscience (1986)
