Maya Forbes

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-07-23 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Maya Forbes

Biography

Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear (2014). Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker (2008) and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She was a co-executive producer of The Larry Sanders Show in its later seasons and executive producer of the sitcom The Naked Truth. Forbes received Emmy and WGA Award nominations for her work on The Larry Sanders Show.

Acting

2022

The Good House

as Hailey (voice)

Production

2008

The Rocker

as Screenplay

2009

Monsters vs Aliens

as Screenplay

2014

2004

2017

The Polka King

as Director

2017

2017

A Dog's Purpose

as Screenplay

2009

2019

A Dog's Journey

as Screenplay

2022

The Good House

as Screenplay

2022

The Good House

as Director

2020

Trolls World Tour

as Screenplay

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