Jeannette Godoy is a first generation, Mexican American director and writer. She started her career as a choreographer where she is most widely known for having choreographed the music video hit, Baby Got Back, by Sir Mix A Lot.

She recently celebrated the release of her first feature film, Diamond in the Rough, a Latina led comedy now streaming on Amazon Prime, as well as an episode of The Garcias, a family comedy for HBO Max.

Jeannette has a narrative pilot in development with Campanario Entertainment. Varsity Moves, is a YA, dance drama about Latinx teenagers and how they navigate coming of age as a person of color in today’s competitive, high school dance world.

Jeannette has directed commercials all over the world for the last 12 years. She is a fellow of the Black Magic Collective Breakthrough Initiative and the Sony Pictures TV Diverse Directors Program. She has shadowed director, Joe Menendez, on the Freeform series, Siren and Patricia Cardoso on of Party of Five.

Jeannette is represented by David Saunders and Halle Mariner at APA for feature and television directing and writing.