About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1929-11-30
Place of birth:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Joan Ganz Cooney

Overview

Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz on November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street, which was also co-created by her. Cooney grew up in Phoenix and earned a B.A. degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1951. After working for the State Department in Washington, D.C. and as a journalist in Phoenix, she worked as a publicist for television and production companies in New York City. In 1961, she became interested in working for educational television, and became a documentary producer for New York's first educational TV station WNET (Channel 13). Many of the programs she produced won local Emmys.

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Known for

Acting
2021 Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Actor Self 59
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2015 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Actor Self 60
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2011 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Actor Self 61
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2006 The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Actor Self 59
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1990 Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music Actor Self N/A
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1969 Sesame Street Pitch Reel Actor Self N/A
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Production
2017 Knife Skills Production Executive Producer 59
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1985 Follow That Bird Production Executive Producer 59
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Crew
2008 Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) Crew Creator N/A
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2008 Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) Crew Creator N/A
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2008 Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) Crew Creator N/A
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1969 Sesame Street Crew Creator 70
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