Lisa Nishimura

Lisa Nishimura
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California at San Diego
Children1

Lisa Nishimura is an American entertainment executive, formerly working for Netflix mainly on documentary films, stand-up comedy, and independent films. Her productions include 13th, American Factory, Chef's Table, Making a Murderer, Tiger King, and Wild Wild Country.[2][3][4]

Nishimura focuses on original, ambitious programming and unknown filmmakers.[4][5] She played a major role in expanding the range of documentaries on Netflix.[3][6] Vanity Fair called her "queen of the docu-series".[3]

  1. ^ Flint, Joe (May 10, 2020). "Meet the Woman Who Made Netflix's 'Tiger King' Must-See Quarantine TV". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lisa Nishimura Time 100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Press, Joy. "This Is the Netflix Exec to Thank for Your Wild Wild Country Binge". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Weissman, Cale Guthrie (March 21, 2019). "What Lisa Nishimura's promotion means for indie films on Netflix". Fast Company. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "12 Leaders Who Are Shaping the Next Generation of Artists". Time. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Chatterjee, Anamika. "Meet the woman behind Netflix's growing influence in documentaries and comedies". Khaleej Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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