Lee Shallat Chemel (b. 15 June 1943 in Stamford, CT) is a television director and producer.

She began her professional directorial career at the South Coast Repertory theatre in Costa Mesa, CA, while working at the same time as the head of the theatre's conservatory program. She also directed at the Grove Shakespeare Festival in Garden Grove, CA and the Matrix Theatre in Hollywood, CA. After a meeting with producer Gary David Goldberg, she made her television directorial debut was in 1984 on the NBC television show Family Ties. Her career has included directing a multitude of shows including: Diff'rent Strokes, Murphy Brown, and Mad About You. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, in 1992, 1994, and 1995. In 1996, she directed twenty-three out of the first twenty-four episodes of Spin City.

She became a producer in 1993, producing 30 episodes in the first two seasons of The Nanny, as well as 22 episodes of Gilmore Girls.

She is sometimes credited as Lee Shallat.

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