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Winnie Holzman

(From Wikipedia)

Winnie Holzman (born in 1954 in New York City) is an American writer. She is best known as the creator of My So-Called Life which originally aired on ABC.

Holzman earned an Emmy Award nomination for writing in 1995 for My So-Called Life. She also wrote for the shows thirtysomething and Once and Again.

Holzman made her Broadway debut in 2003 when she wrote the book for the Stephen Schwartz musical Wicked, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. For Wicked, Holzman received a Tony Award nomination in 2004 for Best Book of a Musical. Holzman has had a number of acting spots, primarily featured in cameo roles on her own TV shows. She also had a small role in the film Jerry Maguire.

She is married to actor Paul Dooley, with whom she has one daughter, Savannah (born 1985).

Appearances in "My So-Called Life"

"My So-Called Life" Crew Member

MSCL.com News Items for Winnie Holzman

09/09/14: Winnie Holzman talks about her old plans for Season 2

05/17/13: MSCL Cast Reuniting for ATX convention!

04/26/10: "Huge" premieres June 28 on ABC Family

01/30/10: "Huge": Winnie Holzmann creates new show for ABC Family

09/06/08: Winnie Holzman live on DVD Geeks Radio on September 8

10/28/07: Two more reviews

10/17/07: MSCL DVD Bonus Features Update

10/16/07: Interview with Paul Dooley

10/14/07: My So-Called Life DVD now available in stores!

06/20/07: Is MSCL being re-released on DVD?

05/25/07: Transcript of an interview with Wilson Cruz by Tim Chipping

03/17/04: MSCL alumni at the MTR

12/20/02: MSCL Fans needed!

08/11/00: "Once And Again" in UK

07/31/00: Winnie Holzman knows teenspeak

External Links

Winnie Holzman on the Internet Movie Database.

Winnie Holzman on Wikipedia.org.

Winnie Holzman on TV.com.

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“And, you know, with your hair like that? It hurts to look at you.”

Rayanne Graff, Episode 1: "My So-Called Life (Pilot)"