Julie Cohen (documentarian)

Julie Cohen
Cohen in 2018
Alma materColgate University (BA), Yale Law School, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupationsfilm director, documentarian
SpousePaul Barrett

Julie Cohen is an American filmmaker. She co-directed the documentary films RBG (2018), My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021), Julia (2021), and Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) with Betsy West. RBG was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. Earlier in her career, Cohen was a news producer at NBC News Studios and a producer at Court TV. She also directed the 2023 documentary Every Body.