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Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Known For Production
Birthday Apr 06, 1939 (86)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Apr 21, 2024
Entry Date Apr 21, 2024
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Biography

Nevins runs MTV Documentary Films and was the President of HBO's Documentary and Family Programming from 2005 - 2018. She earned a bachelor of the arts degree from Barnard Collegeand a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Nevins produced documentaries before joining HBO in 1979. Nevins h ... as overseen production of nearly 500 documentaries, earning eleven Oscars, 31 Primetime Emmys, 19 Academy Awards, 22 News and Documentary Emmys and 18 George Foster Peabody awards for HBO and one personal George Foster Peabody award. She also received a 2005 News and Documentary Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. She received the 1998 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. Nevins was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2000. She began her career with the United States Information Service in Washington, DC, which produced and distributed documentary programs around the world. Nevins was a producer for National Education Television's Great Dream Machine, a field producer for an ABC television documentary unit, a writer for Time-Life Films, a producer-writer for the Children's Television Workshop, a producer for CBS-TV's Who's Who program, and president of Spinning Reels, a production company. She joined HBO in 1979 as director of documentary programming. Nevins was named executive vice president, original programming, for HBO and Cinemax in 1999 and President of Documentary and Family in 2005. She joined MTV in 2019.

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The ABCs of Book Banning

The ABCs of Book Banning

2024

Director

The ABCs of Book Banning

The ABCs of Book Banning

2024

Producer

The Eternal Memory

The Eternal Memory

2023

Executive Producer

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

2023

Executive Producer

Pay or Die

Pay or Die

2023

Executive Producer

Last Song from Kabul

Last Song from Kabul

2023

Executive Producer

Anastasia

Anastasia

2022

Executive Producer

Last Flight Home

Last Flight Home

2022

Executive Producer

Alive in Bronze

Alive in Bronze

2022

Executive Producer

Omoiyari

Omoiyari

2022

Executive Producer

A Life Too Short

A Life Too Short

2021

Executive Producer

Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

2021

Executive Producer

17 Blocks

17 Blocks

2019

Executive Producer

St. Louis Superman

St. Louis Superman

2019

Executive Producer

Gay Chorus Deep South

Gay Chorus Deep South

2019

Executive Producer

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

2019

Executive Producer

Finding the Way Home

Finding the Way Home

2019

Executive Producer

Bleed Out

Bleed Out

2018

Executive Producer

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

2018

Executive Producer

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018

Executive Producer

A Dangerous Son

A Dangerous Son

2018

Executive Producer

Mommy Dead and Dearest

Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017

Executive Producer

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

2017

Executive Producer

Becoming Warren Buffett

Becoming Warren Buffett

2017

Executive Producer

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

Executive Producer

Meth Storm

Meth Storm

2017

Executive Producer

Cries from Syria

Cries from Syria

2017

Executive Producer

I Am Evidence

I Am Evidence

2017

Executive Producer

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

2017

Executive Producer

War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend

War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend

2017

Executive Producer

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

2017

Executive Producer

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

2017

Executive Producer

Traffic Stop

Traffic Stop

2017

Executive Producer

Risky Drinking

Risky Drinking

2016

Executive Producer

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing

2016

Executive Producer

Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story

2016

Executive Producer

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

2016

Executive Producer

Class Divide

Class Divide

2016

Producer

Suited

Suited

2016

Executive Producer

Abortion: Stories Women Tell

Abortion: Stories Women Tell

2016

Executive Producer

The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Latin Explosion: A New America

2015

Executive Producer

Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

2015

Executive Producer

Thought Crimes

Thought Crimes

2015

Executive Producer

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015

Executive Producer

Living With Lincoln

Living With Lincoln

2015

Executive Producer

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Executive Producer

Banksy Does New York

Banksy Does New York

2014

Executive Producer

Private Violence

Private Violence

2014

Executive Producer

The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8

2014

Executive Producer

Terror at the Mall

Terror at the Mall

2014

Executive Producer

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

Executive Producer

An Apology to Elephants

An Apology to Elephants

2013

Executive Producer

Life According to Sam

Life According to Sam

2013

Executive Producer

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now

2012

Executive Producer

First Cousin Once Removed

First Cousin Once Removed

2012

Executive Producer

Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee

2011

Executive Producer

The Loving Story

The Loving Story

2011

Executive Producer

Love Crimes Of Kabul

Love Crimes Of Kabul

2011

Executive Producer

Koran by Heart

Koran by Heart

2011

Executive Producer

The Education of Dee Dee Ricks

The Education of Dee Dee Ricks

2011

Executive Producer

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

2011

Executive Producer

Reagan

Reagan

2011

Executive Producer

Mann v. Ford

Mann v. Ford

2011

Executive Producer

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011

Executive Producer

Journey Into Dyslexia

Journey Into Dyslexia

2011

Executive Producer

For Neda

For Neda

2010

Executive Producer

Kevorkian

Kevorkian

2010

Executive Producer

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

2010

Executive Producer

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

2009

Executive Producer

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

2009

Executive Producer

Sergio

Sergio

2009

Executive Producer

The Trials of Ted Haggard

The Trials of Ted Haggard

2009

Executive Producer

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

2009

Executive Producer

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

2009

Executive Producer

Portraits of a Lady

Portraits of a Lady

2008

Executive Producer

Andrew Jenks, Room 335

Andrew Jenks, Room 335

2008

Executive Producer

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

2008

Executive Producer

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

2008

Executive Producer

Katie Morgan's Porn 101

Katie Morgan's Porn 101

2007

Executive Producer

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

2007

Executive Producer

Baghdad ER

Baghdad ER

2006

Executive Producer

Wide Awake

Wide Awake

2006

Executive Producer

Xiara's Song

Xiara's Song

2005

Executive Producer

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

2004

Executive Producer

Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

2004

Executive Producer

The End

The End

2004

Executive Producer

Looking for Fidel

Looking for Fidel

2004

Executive Producer

Comandante

Comandante

2003

Executive Producer

Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata

2003

Executive Producer

The Virtual Corpse

The Virtual Corpse

2003

Executive Producer

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

2002

Executive Producer

Thoth

Thoth

2002

Executive Producer

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

2001

Executive Producer

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1999

Executive Producer

American Hollow

American Hollow

1999

Executive Producer

Kids Are Punny

Kids Are Punny

1998

Executive Producer

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

1998

Executive Producer

Life of Crime 2

Life of Crime 2

1998

Executive Producer

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997

Executive Producer

The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row

The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row

1997

Executive Producer

Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

1996

Executive Producer

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996

Executive Producer

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

1996

Executive Producer

5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

1995

Executive Producer

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

1994

Executive Producer

Mob Stories

Mob Stories

1993

Executive Producer

Abortion: Desperate Choices

Abortion: Desperate Choices

1992

Executive Producer

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