---
name: "Ellen S. Pressman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ellen-s-pressman"
fi1m_id: "ellen-s-pressman"
imdb_id: "nm0696300"
tmdb_id: 1213615
wikidata_id: "Q5364997"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "7 September 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T04:02:45.638097+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."
---

# Ellen S. Pressman

## Identity

Ellen S. Pressman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ellen-s-pressman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ellen-s-pressman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0696300
- **TMDB ID:** 1213615
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5364997
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_S._Pressman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5364997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696300/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213615

Director. Born 7 September 1956.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 7 September 1956
- **Active:** 1987–2012
- **Also known as:** Ellen Pressman, Ellen S Pressman, Ellen Pressman Sarid
- **Frequently works with:** [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Liberty Godshall](https://film.one/person/liberty-godshall.md), [Marshall Herskovitz](https://film.one/person/marshall-herskovitz.md), [Michael Engler](https://film.one/person/michael-engler.md), [Patrick Norris](https://film.one/person/patrick-r-norris.md), [Ron Lagomarsino](https://film.one/person/ron-lagomarsino.md), [Stephen Cragg](https://film.one/person/stephen-cragg.md), [Adam Horowitz](https://film.one/person/adam-horowitz.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (3), 2010s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_S._Pressman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5364997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696300/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213615

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Once Upon a Time*](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) (65)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*Party of Five*](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ellen S. Pressman is an American television director and producer. She began her career as an associate producer on the series *Hill Street Blues* in 1983 and later produced episodes of *L.A. Law*, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award as part of the production team.

Pressman made her directorial debut on *Thirtysomething*. Her directing credits include episodes of *My So-Called Life* (1994), *Party of Five* (1994–1999), *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), *Charmed* (1998), *Everwood* (2002), *Nashville* (2012), *Once Upon a Time* (2011), *The Bold Type* (2017), *Siren* (2018), *Station 19* (2018), *New Amsterdam* (2018) and *Grand Hotel* (2019). She has been active since 1983.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story* (2021), Director
- *Grand Hotel* (2019), series, Director
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, Director
- *Siren* (2018), series, Director
- *Station 19* (2018), series, Director
- *The Bold Type* (2017), series, Director
- *Nashville* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Huff* (2004), series, Director
- *Jack & Bobby* (2004), series, Director
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, Director
- *Everwood* (2002), series, Director
- *Pasadena* (2001), series, Director
- *Time of Your Life* (1999), series, Director, Producer
- *Charmed* (1998), series, Director
- *Felicity* (1998), series, Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, Director
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Sirens* (1993), series, Director
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Producer, Director
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, Producer

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