Was a student of history and law at UC Berkeley. With the exception of RETURN WITH HONOR (1998), BIRD BY BIRD WITH ANNIE (1999) and WRESTLING WITH ANGELS: PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER (2006), all her documentaries have been nominated for Academy Awards. She is the first Governor of the newly-created Documentary Branch on the Academy Board of Governors (2001-07).
Mock, co-founder of the American Film Foundation and partner in Sanders & Mock Productions, lives with her husband Terry Sanders and her family in Santa Monica, CA.
Nominated for Documentary (Short Subjects) 1982: TO LIVE OR LET DIE - Producer
Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 1990: ROSE KENNEDY: A LIFE TO REMEMBER - Producer(w. Terry Sanders)
Best Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 1994: MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION - Producer (w. Terry Sanders)
Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 1995: NEVER GIVE UP: THE 20TH CENTURY ODYSSEY OF HERBERT ZIPPER - Producer (w. Terry Sanders)
Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 2001: SING! - Producer (w. Jessica Sanders)
5 nominations, 1 Award