Michelle MacLaren Biography
Michell MacLaren is a television director and producer from Canada. She’s directed episodes of The X-Files, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Westworld, among other shows. In 2013 and 2014, MacLaren received two Primetime Emmy Awards for producing Breaking Bad.
Michelle MacLaren Age
She was born Michelle Maxwell MacLaren in 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is 58 years old as of 2023.
Michelle MacLaren Education
She graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Michelle MacLaren Career
MacLaren made her directing debut on the season nine episode “John Doe” of The X-Files, which was scripted by her future Breaking Bad collaborator Vince Gilligan. She approaches action sequences as if they were mathematical deconstructions, and she enjoys employing several cameras and wide lenses. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, all for Breaking Bad: one for directing the episode “One Minute” (season 3, episode 7) in 2010,[5] one for directing the episode “Gliding Over All” (season 5, episode 8) in 2013, and the other four for Outstanding Drama Series in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014, which she won in 2013. She was also nominated for three Producers Guild of America Awards for Breaking Bad, including Best Episodic Drama.
In June 2014, HBO announced that MacLaren had signed a two-year first-look agreement. It was revealed in November 2014 that MacLaren would write and direct Wonder Woman, the famous character’s first solo film and the fourth entry of the DC Extended Universe. However, MacLaren departed the project in April 2015 owing to “creative differences.” She executive produced and directed the pilot episode of David Simon’s HBO drama The Deuce. She was the show’s initial director, and she developed the overall 1970s tone and style. It was revealed in August 2016 that MacLaren would direct the film adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel The Nightingale.
In addition, she directed the ninth episode of HBO’s Westworld. When the directors for Game of Thrones last season were announced, numerous prominent news outlets, including Polygon and Nerdist, voiced displeasure that MacLaren, the series’ lone female filmmaker, was not included. As an OSN guest, MacLaren attended the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2017. MacLaren was confirmed as the director of the film Cowboy Ninja Viking on January 31, 2018. Raven, a miniseries based on the Jonestown massacre, is in the works for HBO with Breaking Bad co-producer Vince Gilligan.
Michelle MacLaren’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.