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name: "Bethany Rooney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
updated: "2026-09-17T00:08:20.464158+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bethany Rooney

Director. Born 1 January 1950 in Columbus.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Columbus
- **Active:** 1982–2005
- **Also known as:** Beth Hillshafer, Bethany Rooney Hillshafer
- **Works often with:** Arlene Sanford, Christopher Misiano, Eric Laneuville, Lesli Linka Glatter, Michael Dinner, Michael Pressman

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *Arrow* (2012), Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Director
- *Scorpion* (2014), Director
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Director
- *The Originals* (2013), Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), Director
- *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), Director

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