Addie Walsh (born 1953) is an American television

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

writer. She last wrote for ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

''. She now writes independently. Her one-woman show, ''That's All I Got'', received an award at the United Solo Festival in 2014, in New York City.

Life

In 2020, she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63,000,000 of funding and it was opening an office in LA. The soap writers recruited included Walsh,

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, and

Jean Passanante Jean Passanante (born June 26, 1953) is an American television screenwriter, best known for her work in daytime soap operas. Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles's '' Return of the Secaucus 7' ...

Positions held

'' *Associate head writer: April 2000 – April 2002; July 2003 – January 14, 2008 (hired by

Megan McTavish Megan McTavish (born April 2, 1949, Elgin, Illinois) is American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on ''All My Children''. Early career Before becoming a writer, McTavish was a Chica ...

); March 19, 2008 – September 23, 2011 ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' * Co-head writer: 1997 *Associate head writer: 1995–1999 ''

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'' *Associate head writer: November 7, 1999 – 2000 (hired

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), 2002–2003 ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' (hired by

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) *Associate head writer: 1983–1986, 1993 ''

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'' *

Head writer A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy ...

: 1991–1992 (resigned in 1992 after dispute with

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) * Co-head writer: 1994 (rehired by Josie Emmerich in 1994 and paired with Laurie McCarthy) ''Riviera'' *Creator: 1990-1991 '' One Life to Live'' *Associate head writer: 1987–1991 ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show foc ...

'' *Co-head writer: 1986 ''

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'' *Breakdown Writer: 1982

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

WINS *(1986; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') NOMINATIONS *(1985; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(1990; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'') *(1996 & 2000; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'') *(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 & 2012; Best Writing; ''All My Children'')

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

WINS *(1994 season; ''Loving'') *(2001, 2002 & 2004 seasons; ''All My Children'') NOMINATIONS *(1985 & 1986 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(1998 & 1999 seasons; ''As the World Turns'') *(2007, 2008, 2010 & 2012 seasons; ''All My Children'')

Head writing tenure

References

External links

ABC: All My Children
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Addie 1953 births Living people American soap opera writers Daytime Emmy Award winners American women television writers Writers Guild of America Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Women soap opera writers 21st-century American women