Brooke Kennedy

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Brooke Kennedy
Occupation(s)Television producer and director
Years active1979–present

Brooke Kennedy is an American television producer and director. Her credits include Crime Story , My So-Called Life , Numb3rs , Pushing Daisies , Fringe [1] and Stumptown . She was also a producer and director on Third Watch and The Good Wife [2] and currently serves as a director on The Good Fight . In addition, she was also a writer on the series Prince Street and Third Watch. In 2010 and 2011, she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for The Good Wife as a part of the producing team. [3]

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