JENSEN, Shelley

(Shelley R. Jensen, Shelly Jensen, Shelley Jenson)

PERSONAL

Addresses:

Agent—Nancy Etz, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career:

Director and producer.

Awards, Honors:

Directors Guild of America awards (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in a musical or variety program, 1980, for John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, and outstanding directorial achievement in actuality, 1980 and 1981, both for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts.

CREDITS

Television Director; Series; Multiple Episodes:

Brothers, Showtime, 1984–89.

Amen, NBC, 1989–90.

The Royal Family, CBS, 1991–92.

The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air, NBC, 1992–96.

First Time Out (also known as Jackie Guerra), The WB, beginning 1995.

Too Something (also known as New York Daze), Fox, beginning 1995.

The Wayans Bros., The WB, beginning 1995.

Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1996–99.

The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1996–2001.

Friends, NBC, 1997–99.

Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1998–2000.

For Your Love, The WB, 1998–2002.

Jesse, NBC, 1999–2000.

The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999–2001.

Nikki, The WB, 2000–2002.

Off Centre, The WB, 2001–2002.

The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2001–2004.

What I Like about You, The WB, 2002–2004.

I'm with Her, ABC, 2003–2004.

Television Director; Specials:

Hamlet, 1964.

Associate director, Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World, 1977.

First assistant director, John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, ABC, 1979.

Also affiliated with broadcasts of The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1979 and 1980.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Captain Justice," Hard Knocks, 1987.

"What Becomes a Legend Most," Hard Knocks, 1987.

Marblehead Manor, NBC and syndicated, 1987.

"Seoul Shake," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993.

"Pros and Convicts," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1994.

"An Embarrassment of Teapots," Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1995.

"Misery on 34th Street," Bless This House, CBS, 1995.

"Poppa Was a Rolling Stone," The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1995.

"A Star Is Reborn," Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1995.

"A Charming Tale," Party Girl, Fox, 1996.

"Educating Nick," Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996.

"Me and Mrs. Hale," Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1996.

"Natural Born Parents," Bless This House, CBS, 1996.

"Sisters in Sex Triangle with Gazillionaire!," The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), ABC, 1996.

"We Don't Need Another Hero," The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1996.

"After Midnight," Men Behaving Badly (also known as It's a Man's World), NBC, 1997.

"Caroline and the Bitter Beast," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1997.

"Dial M for Muffin," Life with Roger, The WB, 1997.

"Gerald R. Fraud," Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, 1997.

"Caroline and the Marriage Counselor: Parts 1 & 2," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1998.

"Caroline and the Sandwich," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1998.

"The Closure," The Closer, CBS, 1998.

"The Hand That Rocks the Office," The Closer, CBS, 1998.

"Caroline and the Firing Squad," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1999.

"After You've Gone," Ladies Man, CBS, 2000.

"Decent Proposal," Ladies Man, CBS, 2000.

"Discrimination," The Michael Richards Show, NBC, 2000.

"The Return of Katherine Twigg," DAG, NBC, 2000.

"Bo Diddley," According to Jim, ABC, 2003.

"The Smell of Success," According to Jim, ABC, 2003.

"Tom Makes a Friend," Married to the Kellys, ABC, 2003.

"Bobby's Bully," Like Family, The WB, 2004.

"Ladies' Night," Like Family, The WB, 2004.

Also directed episodes of Built to Last, NBC; Three Sisters, NBC; and (as Shelley R. Jensen) Wanda at Large, Fox.

Television Director; Pilots:

The Royal Family, CBS, 1991.

Home, Fox, 1996.

Secret Service Guy, Fox, 1996.

Flavor, The WB, 1998.

Good as Gold, CBS, 2000.

Men's Room, NBC, 2004.

Television Producer; Series:

Brothers, Showtime, 1984–89.

Joanna, ABC, beginning 1985.

Supervising producer, Amen, NBC, 1986–91.

Line producer, The Royal Family, CBS, 1991–92.

Television Producer; Pilots:

Slickers, NBC, 1987.

Married to the Mob, CBS, 1989.

Five Up, Two Down, CBS, 1991.

Film Work:

Stage manager, The Sound of Murder, Warner Bros., 1982.

Director, The Third Wish, Newmark/Echelon Entertainment Group, 2004.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Norm vs. Dad," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 2001.