Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Liz Garbus
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 23Directed series: 7All crew credits: 90
TMDB ID: 96199
IMDb ID: nm0305017
Known for: Directing
Born: April 11, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2026
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q3257306
Also known as
Elizabeth Freya Garbus
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Executive Producer (41)Producer (18)Production Manager (1)
Biography
Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, and What Happened, Miss Simone? She is a two-time Oscar Nominee, two-time Emmy Winner, Peabody Winner, Grammy Nominee, and DGA-Nominated director
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Liz Garbus.
Love, Rendered
Director
2026 Movie
Give Me the Ball!
Director
2026 Movie
Becoming Cousteau
Director
2021 Movie
Lost Girls
Director
2020 Movie
A Dangerous Son
Director
2018 Movie
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Director
2016 Movie
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Director
2015 Movie
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
Director
2014 Movie
Love, Marilyn
Director
2013 Movie
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
2012 Movie
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Director
2011 Movie
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Director
2011 Movie
Chess History
Director
2011 Movie
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
Director
2011 Movie
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Director
2009 Movie
Coma
Director
2007 Movie
Addiction
Director
2007 Movie
Girlhood
Director
2003 Movie
The Nazi Officer's Wife
Director
2003 Movie
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Director
2002 Movie
The Changing Face of Beauty
Director
2000 Movie
Juvies
Director
2000 Movie
The Farm: Angola, USA
Director
1998 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Liz Garbus.
Good American Family
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
City on Fire
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
Yellowjackets
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
The Handmaid's Tale
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
True Life
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Liz Garbus.
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Producer
2020 Movie
Take Care of Maya
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Director
2015 Movie
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Maternal Instinct
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Britney vs. Spears
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Director
2011 Movie
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Director
2011 Movie
Lost Girls
Director
2020 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Liz Garbus.
The Handmaid's Tale
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
Good American Family
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
Yellowjackets
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
Harry & Meghan
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Liz Garbus.
Maternal Instinct
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Love, Rendered
Director
2026 Movie
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Becoming Cousteau
Director
2021 Movie
Love, Marilyn
Director
2013 Movie
Lost Girls
Director
2020 Movie
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Producer
2020 Movie
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Producer
2004 Movie
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: Cave of Bones
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Take Care of Maya
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Liz Garbus.
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Handmaid's Tale
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Yellowjackets
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Executive Producer • 2 eps
2025 Series
Good American Family
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
Investigative Reports
Producer • 5 eps
1991 Series
City on Fire
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
True Life
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
Harry & Meghan
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
A Killer Story
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2026 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Liz Garbus.
Maternal Instinct
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Her/Mine
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Sally
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Enigma
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Power
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Love to the Max
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
The Barber of Little Rock
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: Cave of Bones
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: Killer Robots
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Liz Garbus.
A Killer Story
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2026 Series
Dynasty: The Murdochs
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2026 Series
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2025 Series
One Night in Idaho: The College Murders
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2025 Series
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2025 Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Executive Producer • 2 eps
2025 Series
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2023 Series
Harry & Meghan
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2022 Series
The Murders Before the Marathon
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2022 Series
Children of the Underground
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2022 Series
The Fix
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
Nuclear Family
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2021 Series
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Producer • 7 eps
2021 Series
The Innocence Files
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Liz Garbus.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
2011 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Liz Garbus.
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series