Betty Kaplan

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Betty Kaplan is a Venezuelan-American film and television director born in New York City and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She is Co-Chair of the Directors Guild of America Latino Committee. Kaplan has directed the films Doña Bárbara, Almost a Woman and Of Love and Shadows, the last one adapted from the novel by Isabel Allende. Kaplan currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She has won several awards, among them the Peabody Award and many Audience Awards for her work. Often Kaplan writes, directs and produces her own film projects.

Kaplan is also a prolific television director. Her television directorial work includes "One Hot Summer� starring Vanessa Marcil, Casper Van Dien and Jon Seda, shot for the United States network Lifetime Television and broadcast in 2009; Law and Order: Criminal Intent, directing the episode "Legacy� during season 7, which was the highest rated Law & Order Criminal Intent episode, with the ratings at 4.06 local and 3.8 National numbers; and an episode titled "The Journey" for the police drama series The Division during season 2 for the Lifetime Television network. This was the highest rated Original Series episode at 3.6 National numbers.