kˈæplən ɡˈeɪnd pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ˈɜːli ɪn hɜː dᵻɹˈɛktɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wɪð "bˈɑːlɪvˌɑːɹ", ɐn ɛntˈaɪɚ mˈɪnɪsˈɪɹiz fɔːɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ðæt kˈæplən ɹˈoʊt ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd.
Kaplan gained prominence early in her directing career in 1983 with "Bolívar", an entire mini-series for television that Kaplan wrote and directed.