Biography
Mimi Leder is an American film and television director and producer. Born Miriam Leder on 26 January 1952 in New York City, she was the first woman to graduate from the AFI Conservatory, in 1973.
She began directing episodic television in the late 1980s, with credits including L.A. Law, China Beach and ER, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards. Her feature films include The Peacemaker (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Pay It Forward (2000) and On the Basis of Sex (2018). She has also directed episodes of The West Wing, The Leftovers, Shameless and The Morning Show.
