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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-07-23 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Maya Forbes

Biography:

Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with Infinitely Polar Bear (2014). Her other writing credits include the screenplay of The Rocker (2008) and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She was a co-executive producer of The Larry Sanders Show in its later seasons and executive producer of the sitcom The Naked Truth. Forbes received Emmy and WGA Award nominations for her work on The Larry Sanders Show.

Known For

Acting

2022

The Good House as Hailey (voice)

2018

Writing

2022

The Good House as Screenplay

2020

Trolls World Tour as Screenplay

2019

A Dog's Journey as Screenplay

2017

The Polka King as Writer
A Dog's Purpose as Screenplay

2016

2014

2009

Monsters vs Aliens as Screenplay

2008

The Rocker as Screenplay

2004

Directing

2022

The Good House as Director

2017

The Polka King as Director

2014

Crew

2009

Production

1992