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Jan Eliasberg

Born January 6, 1954 (age 72)

Jan Eliasberg is a director, writer and producer known for evocative material featuring performances from some of today’s most respected actors. Jan’s directing career was launched when she was hand-picked by Michael Mann to be the first female director on Miami Vice. She quickly repeated the feat on other shows by becoming the first woman to direct episodes of Crime Story, Wiseguy and 21 Jump …

Known For

Past MidnightPast Midnight · 1992
Past Midnight
★ 5.21992
MovieDramaMystery
A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.
Lovers, Partners & SpiesLovers, Partners & Spies · 1988
Lovers, Partners & Spies
★ 8.01988
MovieTV MovieCrime
Retired international police agent, now suburban housewife, is asked by her former partner to help him catch a serial killer.
SupernaturalSupernatural · 2005
Supernatural
★ 8.32005
SeriesDramaMystery
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Criminal MindsCriminal Minds · 2005
Criminal Minds
★ 8.32005
SeriesCrimeDrama
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
NCIS: Los AngelesNCIS: Los Angeles · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
★ 7.52009
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
Blue BloodsBlue Bloods · 2010
Blue Bloods
★ 7.82010
SeriesCrimeDrama
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
Miami ViceMiami Vice · 1984
Miami Vice
★ 7.41984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperer · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
★ 8.12005
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.

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L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
★ 7.01986
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

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