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name: "Gwen Arner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gwen-arner"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 November 1932"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:37:46.064755+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."
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# Gwen Arner

Director. Born 23 November 1932 in Omaha.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 November 1932, Omaha
- **Active:** 1990–1993
- **Works often with:** Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Darnell Martin, Don Scardino, Edwin Sherin, Eric Overmyer

## Biography

Gwen Arner is an American television and stage director, and occasional actress. Born on 23 November 1932 in McCook, Nebraska, and raised in Omaha, she studied theatre at the University of Michigan, earning bachelor's and master's degrees.

She co-founded the Los Angeles Actors' Theatre and directed stage productions there and at the Mark Taper Forum. Arner began directing for television in the 1970s and is credited with episodes of series including *The Waltons*, *The Bionic Woman*, *Dallas*, *Falcon Crest*, *Dynasty*, *Law & Order* (1991), *Beverly Hills, 90210*, *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman*, and *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1996). She was married to actor Donald Moffat from 1970 until his death in 2018.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Director
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), Director
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), Director
- *Alien Nation* (1989), Director
- *Dynasty* (1981), Director
- *The Waltons* (1972), Director
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), Director

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