Female Emmy Winners/Nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

1. Gloria Steinem

Actress | The First Wives Club

Gloria Steinem was born on March 25, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for The First Wives Club (1996), V for Vendetta (2005) and The Good Wife (2009). She was previously married to David Bale.

2. Ellen M. Violett

Writer | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set

Ellen M. Violett was born on April 7, 1925 in New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988), CBS Playhouse (1967) and The United States Steel Hour (1953). She died on February 13, 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.

3. Joanna Lee

Actress | Plan 9 from Outer Space

Joanna Lee was born on April 7, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984). She was married to Meyer Gerard Kaplan. She died on October 24, 2003 in Santa Monica, ...

4. Michele Gallery

Writer | Lou Grant

Michele Gallery is known for Lou Grant (1977), L.A. Law (1986) and The Best Times (1985).

5. Barbara Corday

Writer | American Dream

Barbara Corday was born on October 15, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for American Dream (1981), The Office (1995) and Cagney & Lacey (1981). She was previously married to Barney Rosenzweig, Noah Keen and Michael Gershman.

6. April Smith

Producer | Mrs. America

April Smith is known for Mrs. America (2020), Cagney & Lacey (1981) and Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006).

7. Karen Hall

Writer | Hill Street Blues

Karen Hall was born on June 2, 1956 in Chatham, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), Moonlighting (1985) and M*A*S*H (1972). She has been married to Chris Walker since May 1, 1999. They have four children. She was previously married to Sheldon Bull.

8. Patricia Green

Producer | L.A. Law

Patricia Green is known for L.A. Law (1986), Cagney & Lacey (1981) and China Beach (1988).

9. Deborah Arakelian

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Deborah Arakelian is known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and Quantum Leap (1989).

10. Debra Frank

Writer | Moonlighting

Debra Frank is known for Moonlighting (1985), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) and Diff'rent Strokes (1978).

11. Terry Louise Fisher

Writer | L.A. Law

Terry Louise Fisher is known for L.A. Law (1986), Cagney & Lacey (1981) and Hooperman (1987).

12. Judith Parker

Writer | L.A. Law

Judith Parker is known for L.A. Law (1986), First Affair (1983) and Twice in a Lifetime (1999).

13. Judith Feldman

14. Sarah Woodside Gallagher

Writer | L.A. Law

Sarah Woodside Gallagher is known for L.A. Law (1986), The Division (2001) and Man with a Gun (1995).

15. Ann Lewis Hamilton

Producer | Thirtysomething

Ann Lewis Hamilton is known for Thirtysomething (1987), Grey's Anatomy (2005) and The Dead Zone (2002).

16. Diane Frolov

Producer | Northern Exposure

Diane Frolov is known for Northern Exposure (1990), The Sopranos (1999) and Boardwalk Empire (2010).

17. Carol Flint

Producer | ER

Carol Flint is known for ER (1994), The West Wing (1999) and China Beach (1988).

18. Lydia Woodward

Producer | ER

Lydia Woodward is known for ER (1994), China Beach (1988) and Pan Am (2011).

19. Robin Green

Writer | The Sopranos

Robin Green is known for The Sopranos (1999), Northern Exposure (1990) and Blue Bloods (2010).

20. Ann Biderman

Writer | NYPD Blue

Ann Biderman was born on August 15, 1951. She is a writer and producer, known for NYPD Blue (1993), Copycat (1995) and Primal Fear (1996).

21. Winnie Holzman

Producer | My So-Called Life

Winnie Holzman was born on August 18, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for My So-Called Life (1994), Jerry Maguire (1996) and Thirtysomething (1987). She has been married to Paul Dooley since November 18, 1984. They have one child.

22. Meredith Stiehm

Producer | Homeland

Meredith Stiehm was born on March 29, 1968 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Meredith is a producer and writer, known for Homeland (2011), NYPD Blue (1993) and ER (1994).

23. Shonda Rhimes

Producer | Grey's Anatomy

Shonda Lynn Rhimes is an African-American producer, author and screenwriter. She is known for working on the Britney Spears and Zoe Saldana film Crossroads, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Private Practice, the Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and the Halle ...

24. Krista Vernoff

Producer | Grey's Anatomy

Krista Vernoff was born on October 24, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Shameless (2011) and Charmed (1998). She has been married to Alexandre Schmitt since 2018. They have three children.

25. Robin Veith

Writer | Mad Men

Robin Veith is known for Mad Men (2007), Candy (2022) and The Expanse (2015).

26. Maria Jacquemetton

Producer | Mad Men

Maria Jacquemetton is known for Mad Men (2007), Echo 3 (2022) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).

27. Michelle King

Writer | The Good Wife

Michelle King was born on May 11, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for The Good Wife (2009), Evil (2019) and The Good Fight (2017). She is married to Robert King.

28. Erin Levy

Producer | Mad Men

Erin Levy is known for Mad Men (2007), Counterpart (2017) and Mindhunter (2017).

29. Veena Sud

Producer | The Killing

Veena Sud was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Veena is a producer and writer, known for The Killing (2011), The Salton Sea (2016) and Seven Seconds (2018).

30. Semi Chellas

Producer | The Eleventh Hour

Semi Chellas is known for Bury the Lead (2002), Mad Men (2007) and The Life Before This (1999).

31. Moira Walley-Beckett

Producer | Breaking Bad

Moira Walley-Beckett is known for Breaking Bad (2008), Anne with an E (2017) and Flesh and Bone (2015).

32. Marti Noxon

Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Marti Noxon was born on August 25, 1964 in California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Sharp Objects (2018) and To the Bone (2017).

33. Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

Producer | UnREAL

One of 8 women chose to participate in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women Shapiro wrote and directed "Sequin Raze" which went on to win honors at SXSW, New Directors New Films MoMA/ Lincoln Center and Palm Springs. After several networks showed interest in developing SR into a series, ...

34. Lisa Joy

Producer | Westworld

Lisa Joy was born in New Jersey. Her writing career began on the ABC show Pushing Daisies. In 2011, she joined the staff of Burn Notice as a co-producer. She is co-creator and executive producer of the HBO show Westworld. Her spec script, Reminiscence, was on the Black List in 2013 and is in ...

35. Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Actress | Solo: A Star Wars Story

Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge is an English actress, producer, and writer. She created, wrote, and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Crashing (2016) and the BBC comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016-2019). She was also the show-runner and executive producer for the first series of the BBC America thriller ...

36. Emerald Fennell

Writer | Saltburn

Emerald Lilly Fennell is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Fennell first ...

37. Kira Snyder

Producer | The Handmaid's Tale

Kira Snyder is known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), The 100 (2014) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018).

38. Miki Johnson

Producer | Ozark

Miki Johnson is known for Ozark (2017), Ray Donovan (2013) and Presumed Innocent (2024).

39. Yahlin Chang

Producer | The Handmaid's Tale

Yahlin Chang is known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Supergirl (2015) and Dirty Sexy Money (2007).

40. Misha Green

Writer | Lovecraft Country

Misha Green was born on September 22, 1984 in Sacramento, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Lovecraft Country (2020), The Mother (2023) and Underground (2016).

41. Janet Mock

Producer | Pose

Janet Mock is a writer, director and executive producer for the FX series "Pose" and the Netflix limited series "Hollywood." She's also the New York Times bestselling and trailblazing author of two memoirs, Redefining Realness (2014) and Surpassing Certainty (2017) about her journey as a trans ...

42. Our Lady J

Producer | Pose

Our Lady J is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, best-known for her writing on Pose, Transparent, and American Horror Story. Before Lady J's career in television, she toured the world performing as a singer/songwriter, as well as a collaborative pianist and musical director for pop, theatre, ...

43. Rebecca Sonnenshine

Producer | The Boys

Rebecca Sonnenshine is known for The Boys (2019), The Vampire Diaries (2009) and Archive 81 (2022).

44. Ashley Lyle

Writer | Yellowjackets

Ashley Lyle is known for Yellowjackets (2021), Narcos: Mexico (2018) and Narcos (2015). She is married to Bart Nickerson.

45. Sharon Horgan

Actress | Catastrophe

Sharon Lorencia Horgan is an Irish actress, writer, director, comedian and producer. She is best known for the comedy series Pulling (2006-2009) and Catastrophe (2015-2019), both of which she starred in and co-wrote. She also created the HBO comedy series Divorce (2016-2019).

Horgan won the 2008 ...