---
name: "Lynn Shelton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lynn-shelton"
fi1m_id: "lynn-shelton"
imdb_id: "nm1119645"
tmdb_id: 90492
wikidata_id: "Q420041"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "27 August 1965"
died: "15 May 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-13T21:40:42.958295+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."
---

# Lynn Shelton

## Identity

Lynn Shelton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lynn-shelton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lynn-shelton
- **IMDb ID:** nm1119645
- **TMDB ID:** 90492
- **Wikidata ID:** Q420041
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Shelton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420041, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119645/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90492

Director. Born 27 August 1965 in Oberlin, Ohio, USA. Died 15 May 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 August 1965, Oberlin, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 15 May 2020
- **Active:** 2007–2019
- **Also known as:** Линн Шелтон
- **Frequently works with:** [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Jesse Peretz](https://film.one/person/jesse-peretz.md), [Tristram Shapeero](https://film.one/person/tristram-shapeero.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Wendey Stanzler](https://film.one/person/wendey-stanzler.md), [Alan Yang](https://film.one/person/alan-yang.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Anya Adams](https://film.one/person/anya-adams.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 76 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 71 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 5, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Shelton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420041, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119645/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90492

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Master of None*](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md) (80), [*GLOW*](https://film.one/tv/glow.md) (78), [*Shameless*](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md) (70)
- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dickinson*](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Lynn Shelton (27 August 1965 – 15 May 2020) was an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. She was born in Oberlin, Ohio, and raised in Seattle. She studied at Oberlin College, the University of Washington School of Drama and the School of Visual Arts in New York, initially working as a film editor and making experimental shorts before directing her first feature, *We Go Way Back*, in 2006.

Shelton wrote and directed several independent films, including *Humpday* (2009) and *Your Sister's Sister* (2011). She was associated with the mumblecore movement. Later features included *Laggies* (2014) and *Sword of Trust* (2019). She also directed episodes of television series such as *Mad Men* (2010), *New Girl*, *Shameless*, *GLOW* and *The Morning Show*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Dickinson* (2019), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *GLOW* (2017), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Master of None* (2015), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *Little Fires Everywhere* (2020), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Marc Maron: End Times Fun* (2020), Director
- *Dickinson* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *The Morning Show* (2019), series, Director
- *Sword of Trust* (2019), as Deirdre · Producer, Director, Writer
- *Outside In* (2018), Writer, Director
- *A.P. Bio* (2018), series, Director
- *Ghosted* (2017), series, Director
- *Marc Maron: Too Real* (2017), Director
- *GLOW* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *Santa Clarita Diet* (2017), series, Director
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Half Sister, Full Love* (2016), Original Film Writer
- *Master of None* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel* (2015), as Mean Tabloid Lady
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, Director
- *Minimum Wage* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Take Care* (2014), Thanks
- *Laggies* (2014), Director
- *Hello* (2014), Editor
- *Lucky Them* (2013), as Lisa
- *Touchy Feely* (2013), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Maron* (2013), series, as Sheila · Director
- *Prince Avalanche* (2013), as Madison (voice)
- *Junk* (2012), as Marla
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Safety Not Guaranteed* (2012), as Uptight Mom
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Your Sister's Sister* (2011), Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- *The Off Hours* (2011), as Danielle · Consulting Producer
- *Shameless* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Your Lucky Day* (2010), Actor
- *Beyond Gay* (2009), Director
- *Humpday* (2009), as Monica · Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
- *Nights and Weekends* (2008), as Mattie's Sister
- *Eros* (2008), Editor, Foley Artist
- *Moving* (2008), as Leah
- *My Effortless Brilliance* (2008), Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Additional Camera
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Young American Bodies* (2006), series, as Sarah
- *We Go Way Back* (2006), as Susan (voice) · Director, Writer, Editor
- *8 Minutes to Love* (2004), Editor
- *Afternoon Delight* (2004), Editor
- *Hedda Gabler* (2004), Editor
- *Outpatient* (2002), Editor
- *The Clouds That Touch Us Out of Clear Skies* (2000), Director

## Gallery

- ![Lynn Shelton](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-7fa52bfe65e9.jpg) Lynn Shelton — Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Lynn_Shelton.jpg/1280px-Lynn_Shelton.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-81bd5e0a5a62.jpg) Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Laggies_15_%2815045576180%29.jpg/1280px-Laggies_15_%2815045576180%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-3679a4418133.jpg) Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Laggies_16_%2815209229476%29.jpg/1280px-Laggies_16_%2815209229476%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-8e44040d19f6.jpg) Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Laggies_17_%2815045585890%29_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Laggies_17_%2815045585890%29_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lynn Shelton](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-d42faf99fa20.jpg) Lynn Shelton — Image via TMDB
- ![Lynn Shelton](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-a2faad664a9c.jpg) Lynn Shelton — Image via TMDB
- ![Lynn Shelton](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-a7ceb106f9c8.jpg) Lynn Shelton — Image via TMDB
- ![Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-05f8f005fd7c.jpg) Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Laggies_18_%2815045503149%29.jpg/1280px-Laggies_18_%2815045503149%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014](https://film.one/media/person/61087/gallery-d6645ca0c0ef.jpg) Director Lynn Shelton at the premiere of Laggies, Toronto Film Festival 2014 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Laggies_19_%2815229179121%29.jpg/1280px-Laggies_19_%2815229179121%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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