years_active othername article_title name occupation
1978 -- 2007 lorraine senna ferrara lorraine s. ferrara lorraine senna ferrera lorraine senna
 lorraine senna film director , television director
lorraine senna

lorraine senna -lrb- sometimes credited as lorraine senna ferrara -rrb- is an american film and television director .
as a television director , her credits include `` dynasty '' , `` emerald point n.a.s. '' , `` trapper john , m.d. '' , `` fame '' , `` falcon crest '' , `` homefront '' , `` dr. quinn , medicine woman '' , `` babylon 5 '' , `` northern exposure '' , '' '' , `` picket fences '' and `` the sopranos '' .
from 1978 to 1982 , she was an assistant director on a few television films and the series `` knots landing '' , making her head directorial debut on that series .
from 1996 to 2005 , she directed a number of television films , beginning with `` our son , the matchmaker '' .
in 2006 , she released her first theatrical film `` paradise , texas '' .
the following year , she released the film `` americanizing shelley '' , her last credit to date .
