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name: "Nancy Schreiber"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "27 June 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:32:55.923505+00:00"
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# Nancy Schreiber

Cinematographer. Born 27 June 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 27 June 1949, Detroit, Michigan, USA

## Biography

Nancy Schreiber is an American cinematographer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on 27 June 1949, she graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in psychology and art history before beginning her career in film.

She was the fourth woman elected to membership of the American Society of Cinematographers and the first to receive its President's Award, in 2017. Her television credits include director of photography on episodes of the FX series *Better Things* (2016), ABC's *Station 19* (2018) and HBO's *The Comeback* (2005). Feature work includes *Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2* (2000), *The Nines* (2007), *It's a Disaster* (2013) and *Serious Moonlight* (2009).

Schreiber has received an Emmy nomination for *The Celluloid Closet* and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for *Chain of Desire*, and won Sundance cinematography awards for *November* and *My America... Or Honk If You Love Buddha*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Better Things* (2016), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)

## Also known for

- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Station 19* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Nines* (2007), Director of Photography
- *It's a Disaster* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Woody Allen: A Documentary* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Serious Moonlight* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Motherhood* (2009), Director of Photography

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