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Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian director and producer who worked as a director for AMC's The Walking Dead.
Biography
Michelle MacLaren grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1965. She graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. MacLaren made her directorial debut on the season nine episode of The X-Files, "John Doe", which was written by her future Breaking Bad collaborator Vince Gilligan. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards all for Breaking Bad: one for directing the episode "One Minute" (season 3, episode 7) in 2010, one for directing the episode "Gliding Over All" (season 5, episode 8) in 2013, and the other four in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Outstanding Drama Series, on which she served as an executive producer, winning in 2013 and 2014. She was also nominated for three Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama for Breaking Bad, winning in 2014 and 2015. In June 2014, it was announced MacLaren had signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO.
Other Works
- Breaking Bad
- The X-Files
- Game of Thrones
- Harsh Realm
- The Deuce
- Westworld
- The Leftovers
- Better Call Saul
- Hell on Wheels
- NCIS
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