Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney

ProducerWriterMusic Department
Born
November 30, 1929

Joan Ganz Cooney was born on 30 November 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Sesame Street and The Electric Company (2006). She was previously married to Peter G. Peterson and Timothy Jeffries Cooney.

Music Department

Follow That Bird(1985)

Additional Crew

The Electric Company(1975)

Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street(2021)as Self
The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors(2019)as Self - Honoree
Bold & Untold by Makers(2018)as Self
60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment: New Kid on the Street)
In Their Own Words(2015)as Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop

Archive Footage

Jim Henson: Idea Man(2024)as Self - Founder, Children's Television Workshop
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days(2021)as Self
60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Creator, Sesame Street (segment: New Kid on the Street)