Ellen Gittelsohn

Ellen Gittelsohn (born April 12, 1945, in New York City, New York) is an American television director. She has also been credited under the name Ellen Falcon, despite the popular belief that she and Ellen Falcon are two different people.^[1]

Ellen Gittelsohn
Born	(1945-04-12) April 12, 1945 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Ellen Falcon Ellen Chaset Baxter
Occupation	Television director
Years active	1976–2013
Spouse	Gary Gittelsohn

Since the 1980s, Gittelsohn has amassed a number of television credits. Some of them include Designing Women, The Cosby Show, A Different World, Newhart, Mary, Foley Square, 227, Roseanne, Major Dad, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, Friends, Reba, Shake It Up, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Everybody Loves Raymond, Dharma & Greg, One on One, The Suite Life on Deck, and Half & Half.^[2][3]

In 1984, Gittelsohn earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the series Buffalo Bill.^[4]