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Portrait of Susan Lacy

Directing

Susan Lacy

Career

Active from 1986 to 2025, busiest in 1998 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susan Lacy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.1, average 5.9
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Documentary 4
  • Hollywood History 3
  • Behind-the-Scenes 3
  • Historical Context 2
  • Intimate Portrait 2
  • Pop Culture History 2
  • Musical Icon 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 76
999: The Forgotten Girls
999: The Forgotten Girls (2024)

Executive Producer

The Janes
The Janes (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

Becoming Helen Keller
Becoming Helen Keller (2021)

Executive Producer

Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)

Writer

2010s

9 titles · average score 74
Very Ralph
Very Ralph (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Searching for Mr. Rugoff
Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)

Executive Producer

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Producer

Spielberg
Spielberg (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

Mike Nichols: An American Master
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)

Executive Producer

Inventing David Geffen
Inventing David Geffen (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

2000s

10 titles · average score 77
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied (2009)

Executive Producer

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature
John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature (2007)

Executive Producer

Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
GoodWatch score 87

Executive Producer

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
Marilyn Monroe: Still Life (2006)

Executive Producer

Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Producer

The Education of Gore Vidal
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)

Executive Producer

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)

Executive Producer

1990s

13 titles · average score 74
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

Executive Producer

Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Norman Rockwell: Painting America (1999)

Executive Producer

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)

Writer

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note (1998)

Director, Writer

Nichols and May: Take Two
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

Producer

Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time
Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1993)

Director

Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)

Executive Producer

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)

Executive Producer

Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)

Executive Producer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

1980s

4 titles · average score 55
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

Executive Producer

W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult (1989)

Executive Producer

Seguin
Seguin (1982)

Development Manager