children birth_place name residence article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
1 toronto , ontario , canada veena sud los angeles , california , u.s. veena sud
 veena cabreros-sud television writer , director , producer barnard college new york university
veena sud

veena cabreros-sud -lrb- pronounced `` sood '' -rrb- is a canadian-born american television writer , director , and producer .
she is best known for developing the american television drama `` the killing '' , which is based on the danish series `` forbrydelsen -lrb- the crime -rrb- '' .
