Marta Kauffman was born on 21 September 1956 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Friends (1994), Dream On (1990) and Grace and Frankie (2015). She was previously married to Michael Skloff.
Biography from IMDb.
- September 21, 1956 (70)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Producer and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Marta Kauffman's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Marta Kauffman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Marta Kauffman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Buried Under Years of Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Friends: The Reunion(2021)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Seeing Allred(2018)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Grace and Frankie(2015)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Mimi and Dona(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsGeorgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Five(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Blessed Is the Match(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Related (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Joey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Veronica's Closet(1997)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Friends(1994)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all showsFamily Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Powers That Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Sunday Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Everything's Relative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
DINKS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 10 major nominations, 1993–2023.
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Producers Guild Award, won
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Marta Kauffman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Marta Kauffman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marta Kauffman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sophie Sartain shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Sophie SartainShared titles: Seeing Allred (2018), Mimi and Dona (2014), Blessed Is the Match (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Sophie Sartain
- Roberta GrossmanShared titles: Seeing Allred (2018), Blessed Is the Match (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Roberta Grossman
Writers
- Deirdre O'ConnorShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Deirdre O'Connor
- Howard J. MorrisShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Howard J. Morris
- Stephen GodchauxShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Godchaux
Editors
- Chris CallisterShared titles: Seeing Allred (2018), Mimi and Dona (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Callister
- Byron SmithShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Byron Smith
Producers
- Jennifer AnistonShared titles: Friends: The Reunion (2021), Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jennifer Aniston
- Francesca SilvestriShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Francesca Silvestri
- Jake RoseShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Rose
- Kevin ChinoyShared titles: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), Five (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Chinoy