Jennifer Getzinger

Jennifer Getzinger (born September 26, 1967) is an American director and script supervisor of film and television.

Jennifer Getzinger
Born	(1967-09-26) September 26, 1967 (age 57) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation(s)	Film director, script supervisor, television director
Years active	1993–present
Children	Theodore Scott Getzinger, Esme Rosella Getzinger

Career

For much of her career she worked as a script supervisor on a number of notable films^[1] including The Prophecy (1995), Phantoms (1998), Clay Pigeons (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She was also script supervisor for the television series Strangers with Candy, Sex and the City, The Comeback, The Sopranos, and Mad Men, making her episodic directorial debut on the latter series.^[2] When she was invited by Weiner to join her on Mad Men from The Sopranos as a script supervisor. The job would entain her moving to Los Angeles which she was hesitant about. She said yes on the condition that she be allowed to switch into director. Weiner agreed and she was offered directing jobs on the second season.^[3]

She has been nominated for three Directors Guild of America Awards for directing the Mad Men episodes "The Gypsy and the Hobo" (season 3, episode 11; 2009), "The Suitcase" (season 4, episode 7; 2010), and "A Little Kiss" (season 5, episodes 1 & 2; 2012).^[4]

Her other television directing credits include Hung, The Killing, Orange is the New Black, Agent Carter, How to Get Away with Murder, Shut Eye, Jessica Jones, Outlander, Counterpart, Daredevil, Westworld, Dead To Me, Why Women Kill, Outer Range, and The Nevers. In 1998, she directed the independent film Blue Christmas, which was written by her older brother, Scott Getzinger. She also wrote and directed the short film Save Me in 2006.

In 2023, she directed the sixth episode of the Star Wars series Ahsoka.^[5]

Personal life

Jennifer is the daughter of Mike Warren (né Warren Edwin Getzinger) (1933–2013), the creator and star of the Connecticut children's TV series The Friends of Mr. Goober, which was broadcast on WNHC-TV (now WTNH) Channel 8 in New Haven from 1961 to 1971.^[6] Warren also hosted Connecticut Bandstand on WNHC-TV in 1961 and later co-hosted the game show Dialing for Dollars on Channel 8 with Bob Norman. Warren died November 29, 2013, at age 80.^[7]

Filmography

As a director

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Blue Christmas	Directorial debut
2006	Save Me	Short film

Television

As a director

Year	Title	Notes
2008–2015	Mad Men	10 episodes; also script supervisor
2010	Hung	Episode: "Mind Bullets or Bang Bang Bang Bang Motherfucker"
	Men of a Certain Age	Episode: "Same as the Old Boss"
2011	Desperate Housewives	Episode: "Suspicion Song"
	The Killing	Episode: "A Soundless Echo"
2011–2012	The Big C	4 episodes
	Suits	2 episodes
2012	Wedding Band	Episode: "Don't Forget About Me"
	Up All Night	2 episodes
2013	The Carrie Diaries	Episode: "Fright Night"
	1600 Penn	Episode: "Frosting/Nixon"
	Masters of Sex	2 episodes
	Revenge	Episode: "Surrender"
2013–2014	Law & Order: SVU	2 episodes
2014	Orange is the New Black	Episode: "Little Mustachioed Shit"
	Satisfaction	Episode: "Through Self Discovery"
2015	The Returned	2 episodes
	Manhattan	Episode: "Behold the Lord of the Executioner"
2015–2019	How to Get Away with Murder	3 episodes
2016	Agent Carter	2 episodes
	Good Girls Revolt	Episode: "Dateline"
2017	Shut Eye	Episode: "Crimes and Punishment"
2017–2018	Outlander	4 episodes
2018	Counterpart	3 episodes
	The Man in the High Castle	Episode: "Kasumi (Through the Mists)"
	Daredevil	Episode: "No Good Deed"
2018–2019	Jessica Jones	3 episodes
2020	Dead to Me	2 episodes
	Westworld	2 episodes
2021	Why Women Kill	Episode: "Lady in the Lake"
2022	Candy	Episode: "Happy Wife, Happy Life"
	Outer Range	2 episodes
2023	Ahsoka	Episode: "Part Six - Far, Far Away"
	The Morning Show	Episode: "Strict Scrutiny"
	The Nevers	2 episodes
2024	The Penguin	Episode: "A Great or Little Thing"
2025	High Potential	Episode: "Partners"
	Happy Face	Episode: "Killing Shame"

Awards and nominations

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
BAFTA Awards	2011	International Programme	Mad Men	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards	2009	Outstanding Directing – Drama Series	Mad Men (episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo")	Nominated	[8]
	2010		Mad Men (episode: "The Suitcase")	Nominated	[9]
	2012		Mad Men (episode: "A Little Kiss")	Nominated	[10]
	2024	Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film	The Penguin (episode: "A Great or Little Thing")	Nominated	[11]