Biography
Judith Freudberg (July 12, 1949 β June 10, 2012) was an American TV and film writer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1971, she started working on Sesame Street, two years after the show's debut, as an assistant in the music department and became a writer for the children's television show in 1975. Freudberg worked on that show for 35 years and shared 17 daytime Emmys. One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World, she served as head writer for that popular segment.
Freudberg collaborated with Tony Geiss on Sesame Street's first feature film, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) as well as An American Tail (1986) and The Land Before Time (1988), two feature animation films directed by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. She and Molly Boylan were nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special for the home video Elmo's World: Wild Wild West (2001). For Sesame Street season 35, Freudberg co-wrote, with Lou Berger, the primetime special, Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004), which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program. She also wrote for Sesame Workshop's comedy series The Upside Down Show.
Freudberg died on June 10, 2012, in Manhattan at age 62 from complications of a brain tumor.
Filmography
all 48
Writer 46
Movies 42
TV Shows 6
Creator 2
Zemlja daleke proslosti (2023)
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Message From Mars (2011)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Let's Play Music (2010)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces (2010)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Opposites (2008)
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
The Land Before Time (2007)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! (2006)
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor (2005)
The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! (2004)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! (2003)
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More! (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Birthdays, Games & More! (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! (2002)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Springtime Fun! (2002)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (2001)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Dancing, Music & Books (2001)
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
Between the Lions (2000)
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
The Land Before Time: Sing Along Songs (1997)
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting! (1989)
The Land Before Time (1988)
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
An American Tail (1986)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
Sesame Street: Play-Along Games & Songs (1986)
Follow That Bird (1985)
Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Unpaved (1969)
Super Mario Galaxy
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-07-12
Deathday2012-06-10 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceMemphis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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