Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Carol Leifer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 161927
IMDb ID: nm0500140
Known for: Acting
Born: July 27, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: New York, U.S.
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2025
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q5044437
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (13)Additional Writing (2)Producer (2)Consulting Producer (1)Story (1)
Biography
Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, and producer whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. She has written many television scripts including The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld. Leifer's inner-monologue driven, observational style is often autobiographical, encompassing subjects about her Jewish ancestry and upbringing, coming out, same-sex marriage, relationships, and parenting. From Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Carol Leifer.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Carol Leifer.
as Self
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
1999 • Movie
as Self
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998 • Movie
as Party Guest
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 • Movie
as Press Person #1 (voice)
Bee Movie
2007 • Movie
as Carol Leifer
Funny People
2009 • Movie
as Susan Greenbaum
An American Pickle
2020 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Carol Leifer.
Writer • 6 eps
Seinfeld
1989 • Series
Consulting Producer • 10 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
Producer • 90 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Hacks
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Rules of Engagement
2007 • Series
Writer • 24 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
Writer • 18 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Nancy • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Carol Leifer.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Carol Leifer.
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Seinfeld
1989 • Series
Writer • 18 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Consulting Producer • 10 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
Additional Writing • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Hacks
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Carol Leifer.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Carol Leifer.
Writer • 1 eps
Hacks
2021 • Series
Story • 7 eps
B Positive
2020 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Modern Family
2009 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Rules of Engagement
2007 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
I'm with Her
2003 • Series
Producer • 13 eps
The Ellen Show
2001 • Series
Consulting Producer • 10 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Almost Perfect
1995 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Naked Truth
1995 • Series
Additional Writing • 2 eps
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 • Series
Producer • 90 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Seinfeld
1989 • Series
Writer • 18 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Additional Writing • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
Writer • 24 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
1949 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Carol Leifer.
as Susan Greenbaum
An American Pickle
2020 • Movie
as Self
This Is Stand-Up
2020 • Movie
as Self
More Funny Women of a Certain Age
2020 • Movie
as Carol Leifer
Funny People
2009 • Movie
as Press Person #1 (voice)
Bee Movie
2007 • Movie
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
2001 • Movie
as Self
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
1999 • Movie
as Self
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998 • Movie
as Angry Mom
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
1991 • Movie
as Beth Lewis
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988 • Movie
as Self
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
1988 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Carol Leifer.
as Self • 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
25 Words or Less
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Inside Comedy
2012 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comics Unleashed
2006 • Series
as Self - Judge • 2 eps
Pet Star
2002 • Series
as Carol • 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
as Nancy • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
Hollywood Squares
1998 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Sissy Daniels-Polonsky • 1 eps
The Naked Truth
1995 • Series