Marta Kauffman
Writing · Executive Producer · Creator · Producer
Born Sep 21, 1956 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1987–present · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Marta Fran Kauffman is an American television writer and producer. She is best known for co-creating the NBC sitcom Friends with her longtime friend, David Crane; Crane and Kauffman similarly were in a friend group with four other people.
Filmography
DINKS — Executive Producer · Writer · CreatorBuried Under Years of Dust (2026) — ProducerFriends: The Reunion (2021) — Executive ProducerSnapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (2021) — Additional Music · LyricistFriends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (2019) — Executive ProducerSeeing Allred (2018) — ProducerGrace and Frankie (2015) — Director · Writer · Executive Producer · CreatorMimi and Dona (2014) — Executive ProducerCall Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) — Executive ProducerGeorgia (2012) — Writer · DirectorFive (2011) — Creator · Executive ProducerBlessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh (2009) — Executive ProducerRelated (2005) — ProducerJoey (2004) — CharactersJesse (1998) — Executive ProducerVeronica's Closet (1997) — Executive Producer · CreatorFriends (1994) — Hypnosis Tape (voice) (uncredited) · Writer · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · CreatorFamily Album (1993) — CreatorThe Powers That Be (1992) — Writer · CreatorSunday Dinner (1991) — WriterDream On (1990) — Writer · CreatorEverything's Relative (1987) — Writer