Arlene Sanford is an American film and television director. Arlene Sanford Occupation Film director, television director Years active 1979–present Sanford has directed for several notable television series and several motion picture and television films which include A Very Brady Sequel (1996), I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) and Twelve Men of Christmas (2009).[1] Sanford has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for her work on the David E. Kelley-produced series Ally McBeal (in 1999) and Boston Legal (in 2008).