![]() “Grace and Frankie” also helped her see that her best work wasn’t necessarily behind her - even if that work included co-creating an enduring pop culture phenomenon: “Friends.” Convincing herself and others that she could do other things after 10 seasons of the NBC comedy took a little longer than she hoped.īefore “Grace and Frankie” came along, Kauffman hadn’t spearheaded a TV series since “Friends” concluded in 2004, though, she spent time writing and producing in the intervening period. This is the new stage.’ I used to be afraid of dying, and now I’m no longer afraid.” the changes that will happen to my body and to my mind are things that I just have to accept and say, ‘Yes, this is the new phase. “I learned you could always start your life over. “I learned to accept my age, to embrace it,” she says. For one: As a woman of a certain age working in an industry fixated on youth, she has confronted and shifted her own views on aging by dismantling of some of its stereotypes. The series is meaningful to Kauffman for a number of reasons. And I think there is something wonderful about finding that person who you want to be with in life.” I think making them a couple is disingenuous. I think it’s no surprise that the audience wants them to be together, ultimately. “The way people invested in their relationship is something you always hope is going to happen,” Kauffman says. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are the kind of ladies who lunch while talking frankly about bionic body parts and joint diseases. Television Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin of ‘Grace & Frankie’ on aging without fear and the power of women’s voices united Meanwhile, Robert ( Martin Sheen) and Sol ( Sam Waterston) are confronted with health and money issues. A new business idea, another product for older people, helps pull them back together again. The sixth season, now streaming, follows Grace (Fonda) as she tries to settle into marriage and a new home with her younger husband, played by Peter Gallagher, 64 - much to the disappointment of Frankie (Tomlin), who is finding ways to adjust to Grace’s absence. ![]() There are no arrests in the new season of “Grace and Frankie,” which boasts Fonda and Lily Tomlin as besties, but the hijinks are still aplenty. It has changed my perspective on what I do personally. “I feel like I put myself on the line for something that I believe in. and five hours of being in zippie handcuffs,” says Kauffman, 63, noting she was arrested alongside the “Grace and Frankie” writing staff and a few dozen others. as part of the rotating cast of friends joining the 82-year-old Jane Fonda in her weekly climate crisis protests. Her impact on pop culture, and on television history, is undeniable.Considering that she’s the co-creator of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie,” which offers a portrait of aging as full of adventures, it‘s not too surprising that Marta Kauffman was arrested a couple of months ago in Washington, D.C. In announcing the award, the PGA president summed up Kauffman’s significant impact on the television industry, saying, “Her deep understanding of emotion, comedy and human drama creates the perfect recipe for television. This year, Kauffman received the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America. Kauffman also produces critically acclaimed documentaries on subjects that include women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred (“Seeing Allred”) the Jewish folk song “Hava Nagila” (“Hava Nagila: The Movie”) and Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian poet captured by the Nazis while trying to rescue Jews during World War II (“Blessed Is the Match”). With the female-led production company she co-founded, Okay Goodnight, Kauffman went on to create, write and produce another critically acclaimed show, the Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, and which has garnered 13 Emmy nominations since its premiere in 2015. “Friends,” and Kauffman, left an indelible mark on popular culture and the television industry as the show received numerous accolades, including 62 Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. During its decade-long run, “Friends” was considered appointment viewing for 20- and 30-year-olds, who watched the ups and downs of their own lives played out in clever comic relief. Her talent for creating great stories would lead to “Friends,” one of the most popular series in television history, which she co-created with Crane. ![]() ![]() While still a theater major, she and David Crane ’79 not only co-produced popular plays on campus, they also wrote an award-winning off-Broadway musical. Marta Kauffman’s route to becoming one of the most powerful and successful producers in Hollywood started at Brandeis. Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs) Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies Heller School for Social Policy and Management ![]()
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