About
Betsy West is an Academy Award®-nominated Emmy winning director/producer of RBG (2018), along with Julie Cohen. She and Cohen recently directed the new documentaries Julia (2021), and My Name is Pauli Murray (2021). As a producer at ABC News, Betsy won 21 Emmy Awards. She is the Fred W. Friendly Professor Emerita at Columbia Journalism School.
Filmography
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks2026 · Executive Producer
This Is Not a Drill2025 · Producer
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything2025 · Executive Producer
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine2024 · Director
Frida2024 · Executive Producer
The Picture Taker2022 · Editorial Consultant
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down2022 · Director
Julia2021 · Director, Producer
My Name Is Pauli Murray2021 · Director
Give My Regards to Broadway2020 · Executive Producer
On Broadway2019 · Executive Producer
The Lavender Scare2019 · Executive Producer
RBG2018 · Director, Producer