Elizabeth Wolff

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Elizabeth Wolff
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Wolff in 2026
Born
Elizabeth Anthoine Wolff

(1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 (age 42)
Education Wesleyan University
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker
Website Official website

Elizabeth Anthoine Wolff (born January 9, 1984) is an American documentary film director and producer. [1] [2] [3] Her work includes Bobby Kennedy for President (2018), I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020), [4] Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2023), and Give Me the Ball! (2025).

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Early life and education

Wolff grew up in New York City. [5] She is the daughter of writer Michael Wolff and lawyer Alison Anthoine. [6] She is a graduate of The Brearley School and majored in history and English at Wesleyan University. [7] [5] Wolff's sister is Susanna Wolff, a TV writer and a "Shouts & Murmurs" contributor at The New Yorker . [8] [6] [9]

Career

Wolff began her career as a reporter for the New York Post [10] and a freelance journalist for New York magazine. [11]

In 2014, Wolff created and produced Dark Horse Nation, a TV show for The History Channel about Dark Horse Brewery. [12]

In 2018, she produced Bobby Kennedy for President for Netflix. [13]

In 2020, she produced the HBO series I'll Be Gone in the Dark and directed three of the series' seven episodes alongside Liz Garbus. [14] [15] [16] [17]

In 2023, Wolff produced Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer for Netflix, directed by Liz Garbus. [3]

In 2023, Wolff was named one of Doc NYC's 40 Under 40 of up and coming documentary filmmakers. [18]

In 2025, Wolff directed and produced her first feature-length documentary, Give Me the Ball! , an ESPN 30 for 30 production about world champion tennis player and social activist Billie Jean King, produced by Ridley Scott Associates and Story Syndicate, in association with Elton John's Rocket Sports. [1] The film premiered in January 2026 at the Eccles Theater at the Sundance Film Festival. [19] [20] [21]

Filmography

YearFilm/SeriesDirector Producer Network/Streamer/Distributor
2011 Rocco's Dinner Party Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg Bravo (American TV network)
2013Restaurant DividedDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg Food Network
2014 Dark Horse Nation Dark Red x.svgExecutive History Channel
2016 American Idol Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg American Broadcasting Company
2017 The Gospel According to André Dark Red x.svgConsulting Magnolia Pictures
2018 Bobby Kennedy for President Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg Netflix
2018 Mars (TV series) Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg History Channel
2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark (TV series) Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg HBO
2021Among the StarsDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg Disney
2024 Churchill at War Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg Netflix
2025 Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer Dark Red x.svgCo-executive Netflix
2026 Give Me the Ball! Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg Disney

Selected honors and awards

References

  1. 1 2 Tangcay, Jazz (26 January 2026). "Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff on Why Billie Jean King's Story Needed to Be Told in 'Give Me the Ball': 'We Need Heroes. We Need People Who Have Fought the Hard Fight'". Variety . Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Molli (21 June 2021). "'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Director Talks Golden State Killer and Michelle McNamara". Newsweek . Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Richards, Amanda (17 January 2024). "Untitled Gilgo Beach Doc Series Will Shed Light on a Case Unfolding in Real Time". Netflix. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Hale, Mike (25 June 2020). "Review: A Killer, a Writer, and the Questions Both Left Behind". The New York Times .
  5. 1 2 Wolff, Elizabeth (23 November 2004). "Labeled". New York. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Federov, Andrew (21 March 2024). "Families, Fiefdoms, and Feuds". The Fine Print. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Center for Independent Documentary (CID) | Elizabeth Wolff".
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (28 October 2022). "'Book Club' Comedy From Dan Kopelman, Susanna Wolff, Kapital & TrillTV In Works At CBS". Deadline. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Contributors: Susanna Wolff". The New Yorker . Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Contributor: Elizabeth Wolff". New York Post . Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Most recent articles by: Elizabeth Wolff". New York. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  12. ↑ FitzPatrick, Andy (25 July 2014). "Dark Horse crew talks TV". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  13. ↑ Jacobson, Ken (27 April 2018). "How Change Happens: Dawn Porter Explores Bobby Kennedy, Politician and Person, 50 Years Later". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  14. ↑ The Sounds of Suburbia (with Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, Spotify . Retrieved 10 February 2026
  15. ↑ Valentini, Valentina (26 July 2020). "How 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Filmed Its Toughest Interviews". Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  16. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (17 June 2021). "A 24-year-old woman was killed in Oak Park in 1984. A new TV special calls on someone to solve the homicide". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Cheung, Kylie (21 June 2021). ""The struggle is the story": "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" sequel director reexamines McNamara's work". Salon. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  18. 1 2 "40 Under 40 - Class of 2023". Doc NYC. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  19. ↑ Donato, Matt (28 January 2026). "'Give Me the Ball!' Review: Billie Jean King Doc Is an Inspiring Shot of Adrenaline". The Wrap. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  20. ↑ Billington, Alex (28 January 2026). "Sundance 2026: Billie Jean King vs the World in 'Give Me the Ball!' Doc". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils 97 Projects Selected for the Feature Film and Episodic Program". Sundance Institute. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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