Kim Friedman facts for kids

Kim Friedman (born November 14, 1949) is an American television director and producer. She has worked on many popular TV shows and movies. Kim Friedman is also known for her daughter's famous Instagram account, "CrazyJewishMom."

Kim Friedman's TV Career

Kim Friedman started her television career by directing many episodes of the sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. This show was created by Norman Lear. After that, she directed the first episode and other episodes of Square Pegs.

She directed episodes for many other well-known TV series. These include L.A. Law, The Love Boat, and Dynasty. She also worked on A Different World and Beverly Hills, 90210. Fans of science fiction might know her work on Babylon 5 and the Star Trek series. She directed episodes for Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Later, she directed for the popular show Lizzie McGuire.

Kim Friedman also directed a movie for ABC called Before and After. In 1988, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. This was for directing the "Handroll Express" episode of L.A. Law. An Emmy Award is a very important prize for TV shows.

Theater and Other Projects

Besides her work in television, Kim Friedman has directed plays. She directed shows at famous places like Joe Papp's The Public Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival. She also directed theater in London, England.

More recently, Kim Friedman has produced and directed docu-series. These are like documentary TV shows. Two of her docu-series are called The Real Normal and Here Comes the Dress.

CrazyJewishMom Instagram Account

In late 2014, Kim Friedman's daughter, Kate, started an Instagram account. Kate used this account to share funny text messages she got from her mom every day. The account quickly became very popular. It now has over 800,000 followers.

Many news and media groups have talked about the "CrazyJewishMom" account. These include ABC News, BuzzFeed, and Yahoo. Kim Friedman is Jewish. She and her daughter Kate visited Israel together on a trip called Birthright Israel. This trip helps young Jewish adults connect with their heritage.