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Suzanne Mitchell

Suzanne Mitchell has produced numerous long and short form television series and specials as well as feature length documentaries. Winner of two Emmys, two Gracie Awards and an Omni Intermedia Award, she continues to collaborate with Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple. Suzanne produced several projects with Kopple: New Passages, The Hamptons, Woodstock: Now & Then, and Force of Nature.

Mitchell has produced two comprehensive historical documentary programs — ABC’s The Century and A&E’s The Millennium Biography Special. As supervising producer for HBO, Suzanne managed a multi-million dollar budget for the 13-part docu-drama, G-String Divas. Recently, Mitchell produced a series of mini-docs as part of History’s epic series America The Story of Us.

Other specials included A&E’s Fatal Fathers, and Hallmark’s The Way Home: Stories of Forgiveness. She also directed six PBS documentaries focused on women’s issues. Suzanne’s experience as an independent producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show includes Oprah’s 2008 Martin Luther King special and the 2011 Freedom Riders special.