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Andrea Sperling Biography

Birth Name:Andrea Sperling

Profession Producer, Writer, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Was honored with the Wolfe Career Achievement Award in 2004
  • Is on the board of directors of POWER UP, a non-profit film production company founded in 2000
  • Is a 1990 graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film History, Theory and Criticism
  • Worked as an intern at Avenue Pictures while still attending college
  • Has received recognition for her work as an independent film producer from magazines including The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Village Voice and IndieWire
  • In college, was asked by professor and film producer Gregg Araki to help with the production of his film "The Living End․"
  • Co-produced the 2011 drama "Like Crazy," a winner of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize

Awards

  • 1999Producers Award-: nominated
  • 2008FilmOut Audience Awards-Best Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2012Special Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program: nominated
  • 2015WIN Award-Outstanding Show Produced by a Woman: nominated
  • 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: winner
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017BAFTA TV Award-Best International: nominated