Elizabeth Anthoine Wolff (born January 9, 1984) is an American documentary film director and producer. Her work includes Bobby Kennedy for President (2018), I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020), Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2023), and Give Me the Ball! (2025).
Early life and education
Wolff grew up in New York City. She is the daughter of writer Michael Wolff and lawyer Alison Anthoine. She is a graduate of The Brearley School and majored in history and English at Wesleyan University. Wolff's sister is Susanna Wolff, a TV writer and a "Shouts & Murmurs" contributor at The New Yorker.
Career
Wolff began her career as a reporter for the New York Post and a freelance journalist for New York magazine. In 2014, Wolff created and produced Dark Horse Nation, a TV show for The History Channel about Dark Horse Brewery. In 2018, she produced Bobby Kennedy for President for Netflix. In 2020, she produced the HBO series I'll Be Gone in the Dark and directed three of the series' seven episodes alongside Liz Garbus.The Sounds of Suburbia (with Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, Spotify. Retrieved 10 February 2026
In 2023, Wolff produced Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer for Netflix, directed by Liz Garbus. In 2023, Wolff was named one of Doc NYC's 40 Under 40 of up and coming documentary filmmakers. In 2025, Wolff directed and produced her first feature-length documentary, Give Me the Ball!, an ESPN 30 for 30 production about world champion tennis player and social activist Billie Jean King, produced by Ridley Scott Associates and Story Syndicate, in association with Elton John's Rocket Sports. The film premiered in January 2026 at the Eccles Theater at the Sundance Film Festival.
Filmography Year Film/Series Director Producer Network/Streamer/Distributor 2011 Rocco's Dinner Party Bravo (American TV network) 2013 Restaurant Divided Food Network 2014 Dark Horse Nation History Channel 2016 American Idol American Broadcasting Company 2017 The Gospel According to André Magnolia Pictures 2018 Bobby Kennedy for President Netflix 2018 Mars (TV series) History Channel 2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark (TV series)HBO 2021 Among the StarsDisney 2024 Churchill at WarNetflix 2025 Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer Netflix 2026 Give Me the Ball! Disney
Selected honors and awards DOC NYC 40-Under-40 Class of 2023
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