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11 Facts About Susanna Fogel

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Susanna Fogel's father is the neuropsychiatrist and Harvard Medical School professor Barry S Fogel, who founded the American Neuropsychiatric Association, and her mother, Margaret Selkin Fogel, is a psychologist.

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Susanna Fogel's uncle, Jeremy Fogel, is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Susanna Fogel's classmates included television writer and producer Lang Fisher.

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Susanna Fogel co-wrote the script for Booksmart with Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins and Katie Silberman and was originally hired to direct the project, but was replaced during preproduction.

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Frustrated by her experiences in the industry, Susanna Fogel co-wrote and directed the action-comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me.

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Susanna Fogel directed the pilot episodes for the television series The Wilds on Amazon, and The Flight Attendant on HBO Max, which she Executive Produced.

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Susanna Fogel has directed episodes of Gillian Flynn's Utopia, for Amazon, and the return of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories for Apple TV+.

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Susanna Fogel is a co-screenwriter of The Addams Family 2.

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Susanna Fogel directed Cat Person, a thriller based on the short story of the same name by Kristen Roupenian, starring Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun.

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Susanna Fogel directed the 2024 comedy-drama film Winner, about the life of American whistleblower Reality Winner.

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Susanna Fogel is a regular contributor to The New Yorker online.