Linda Gottlieb is an American television writer and film producer. [1] She is best known for her work as a producer on Dirty Dancing , as well as her work as executive producer on One Life to Live . [2]
Born in New Jersey, Gottlieb graduated from Wellesley College and received an M.A. from Columbia University in history. [2]
Gottlieb was a presenter on Face of a Stranger, written by Marsha Norman. [3] She was also executive producer of the 2003 film Soldier's Girl . [4]
As of 2011, Gottlieb lived in New York City with her husband. [5]
She is an adjunct professor (Master Class in Screenwriting: One on One with a Producer) at Tisch School of the Arts.[ citation needed ]
Gottlieb has been nominated for 5 Daytime Emmy Awards,[ citation needed ] Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming (1980),[ citation needed ] and Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (1977 & 1979),[ citation needed ] for three Emmy Awards (1979, 1982 & 1993), [8] and for an Independent Spirit Award (1988)[ citation needed ] and a Peabody Award.[ citation needed ]