Sheila Nevins

Nevins runs MTV Documentary Films and was the President of HBO's Documentary and Family Programming from 2005 - 2018. She earned a bachelor of the arts degree from Barnard Collegeand a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Nevins produced documentaries before joining HBO in 1979. Nevins has overseen production of nearly 500 documentaries, earning eleven Oscars, 31 Primetime Emmys, 19 Academy Awards, 22 News and Documentary Emmys and 18 George Foster Peabody awards for HBO and one personal George Foster Peabody award. She also received a 2005 News and Documentary Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. She received the 1998 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. Nevins was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2000. She began her career with the United States Information Service in Washington, DC, which produced and distributed documentary programs around the world. Nevins was a producer for National Education Television's Great Dream Machine, a field producer for an ABC television documentary unit, a writer for Time-Life Films, a producer-writer for the Children's Television Workshop, a producer for CBS-TV's Who's Who program, and president of Spinning Reels, a production company. She joined HBO in 1979 as director of documentary programming. Nevins was named executive vice president, original programming, for HBO and Cinemax in 1999 and President of Documentary and Family in 2005. She joined MTV in 2019.

Known For

Citizenfour
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Mommy Dead and Dearest
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Birth Location Manhattan, New York, USA
Born 1939-04-06
Sheila Nevins hasn't appeared in any movies or TV shows

Movies

Death Without Mercy Executive Producer
2024
2024
2024
2023
Pay or Die Executive Producer
2023
Last Song from Kabul Executive Producer
2023
The Eternal Memory Executive Producer
2023
2023
Mourning in Lod Executive Producer
2023
Last Flight Home Executive Producer
2022
Anastasia Executive Producer
2022
Afghan Dreamers Executive Producer
2022
Alive in Bronze Executive Producer
2022
2021
A Life Too Short Executive Producer
2021
My Father the Mover Executive Producer
2020
Finding the Way Home Executive Producer
2019
Liberty: Mother of Exiles Executive Producer
2019
Gay Chorus Deep South Executive Producer
2019
17 Blocks Executive Producer
2019
St. Louis Superman Executive Producer
2019
Bleed Out Executive Producer
2018
A Dangerous Son Executive Producer
2018
2018
2018
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer Executive Producer
2017
Traffic Stop Executive Producer
2017
2017
2017
The Words That Built America Executive Producer
2017
I Am Evidence Executive Producer
2017
Warning: This Drug May Kill You Executive Producer
2017
Meth Storm Executive Producer
2017
Mommy Dead and Dearest Executive Producer
2017
Becoming Warren Buffett Executive Producer
2017
Cries from Syria Executive Producer
2017
Risky Drinking Executive Producer
2016
2016
Abortion: Stories Women Tell Executive Producer
2016
2016
Class Divide Producer
2016
Suited Executive Producer
2016
Jim: The James Foley Story Executive Producer
2016
2015
Everything Is Copy Executive Producer
2015
Thought Crimes Executive Producer
2015
Living With Lincoln Executive Producer
2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck Executive Producer
2015
Banksy Does New York Executive Producer
2014
Citizenfour Executive Producer
2014
Terror at the Mall Executive Producer
2014
The Case Against 8 Executive Producer
2014
Private Violence Executive Producer
2014
Six by Sondheim Executive Producer
2013
An Apology to Elephants Executive Producer
2013
Life According to Sam Executive Producer
2013
First Cousin Once Removed Executive Producer
2012
2012
Koran by Heart Executive Producer
2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words Executive Producer
2011
2011
Love Crimes Of Kabul Executive Producer
2011
Hot Coffee Executive Producer
2011
Mann v. Ford Executive Producer
2011
Journey Into Dyslexia Executive Producer
2011
The Education of Dee Dee Ricks Executive Producer
2011
The Loving Story Executive Producer
2011
Reagan Executive Producer
2011
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking Executive Producer
2010
Kevorkian Executive Producer
2010
For Neda Executive Producer
2010
Secrets of the Tribe Executive Producer
2010
2009
2009
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Executive Producer
2009
2009
2009
The Trials of Ted Haggard Executive Producer
2009
Sergio Executive Producer
2009
2008
2008
Andrew Jenks, Room 335 Executive Producer
2008
The Boys from Baghdad High Executive Producer
2008
Portraits of a Lady Executive Producer
2008
Katie Morgan's Porn 101 Executive Producer
2007
2007
Baghdad ER Executive Producer
2006
Wide Awake Executive Producer
2006
Xiara's Song Executive Producer
2005
Last Letters Home Executive Producer
2004
Elaine Stritch at Liberty Executive Producer
2004
Looking For Fidel Executive Producer
2004
The End Executive Producer
2004
Persona Non Grata Executive Producer
2003
And Along Came a Spider Executive Producer
2003
Comandante Executive Producer
2003
The Virtual Corpse Executive Producer
2003
Thoth Executive Producer
2002
Journeys with George Executive Producer
2002
Southern Comfort Executive Producer
2001
1999
American Hollow Executive Producer
1999
Life of Crime 2 Executive Producer
1998
Kids Are Punny Executive Producer
1998
1998
1997
4 Little Girls Executive Producer
1997
1997
1996
The Celluloid Closet Executive Producer
1996
Prisoners of the War on Drugs Executive Producer
1996
1995
1994
Mob Stories Executive Producer
1993
Abortion: Desperate Choices Executive Producer
1992
Educating Peter Producer
1992