Director

Maya Forbes

Writing

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Directed credits

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TMDB popularity

1.3

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 67360

IMDb ID: nm0285379

Known for: Writing

Born: July 23, 1968

Age: 58

Place of birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2021

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q18358288

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Director (1)Screenplay (7)Writer (3)Producer (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear (2014). Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker (2008) and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She was a co-executive producer of The Larry Sanders Show in its later seasons and executive producer of the sitcom The Naked Truth. Forbes received Emmy and WGA Award nominations for her work on The Larry Sanders Show.

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Maya Forbes.

The Polka King

Director

2017 Movie

Movies

Top Rated Movies

Highest rated movies linked with Maya Forbes.

A Dog's Journey

Screenplay

2019 Movie

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Thanks

2009 Movie

A Dog's Purpose

Screenplay

2017 Movie

Trolls World Tour

Screenplay

2020 Movie

Infinitely Polar Bear

Writer

2014 Movie

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Screenplay

2012 Movie

Monsters vs Aliens

Screenplay

2009 Movie

The Rocker

Screenplay

2008 Movie