Sometimes credited as Margaret Smilow

Former director of culture and arts documentaries at WNET televsion, one of the most successful and powerful women in American arts and cultural documentary filmmaking. Notable credits include MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES: BERNARD HERRMANN (1992), MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES: TORU TAKEMITSU (1994), MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES: THE HOLLYWOOD SOUND (1995), MUSICALS GREAT MUSICALS: THE ARTHUR FREED UNIT AT MGM (1996), BUSBY BERKELEY: GOING THROUGH THE ROOF, THE ART OF INFLUENCE, LEANARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE and ITZHAK PERLMAN: FIDDLING FOR THE FUTURE (all 1998), DASHIELL HAMMETT: DETECTIVE WRITER (1999), THE TURANDOT PROJECT and "Changing Stages" (mini-series) (both 2000), KUROSAWA (2001), "La Danse et Degas" (2003, TV), and 6 episodes of "Great Performances": "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens", "Making 'The Misfits'", "Degas and the Dance", "All-Star Piano Extravaganza", "Barenboim on Beethoven" and "Eugene Onegin" (2000 // 2007). As director of culture and arts documentaries at WNET, Smilov executive produced episodes of "American Masters" and "Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore" (both 2000, TV).  Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Features 1992: MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES: BERNARD HERMANN - Producer (w. Roma Baran) 1 nomination