Anne Schoettle (born October 5, 1959) is an American television

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

writer. She previously used ''Anne M. Schoettle'' as her screen name. Her husband is

David Shaughnessy David Shaughnessy is an English actor, producer and director known for his voice-work in '' Big Hero 6'', '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', '' Fallout 4'', ''Labyrinth'', ''Mass Effect'', '' Peter Pan and the Pirates'', '' Star Wars Rebels'', '' The ...

. They have three daughters Amy, Katie and Josie.

Positions held

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' * Script Writer: September 27, 2002 – December 16, 2003 (hired by Bradley Bell) ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' * Production Associate/Associate Director: 1980 – April 1984 * Script Writer: January 1984 – June 1986, September 21 – December 8, 2006 * Breakdown Writer: January 1986 – January 1990 * Head Writer: January 22, 1990 – June 18, 1991 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' * Script Editor: September 5, 2024 – December 27, 2024 ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

'' * Script Writer: June 2005 – July 2005 ''

Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes p ...

'' * Associate Head Writer/Script Editor: July 26, 1999 – 2002 '' Sunset Beach'' * Script Writer/Script Editor: April 17, 1997 – July 31, 1998 ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' * Consultant: 1992 - 1993 (hired by

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

) * Script Writer: December 23, 2009 – December 29, 2015; April 27, 2018 – January 15, 2020 (hired by Maria Arena Bell) *Breakdown Writer: January 15 – 27, 2016

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 (NA ...

*Win, 2010 season, ''The Young and the Restless'' *Win, 2013 season, ''The Young and the Restless'' *Win, 2019 season, “The Young and the Restless” *Nomination, 1987 season, ''Days of our Lives'' *Nomination, 1985 season, ''Days of our Lives''

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 ...

*Nomination, 1997 season, ''Sunset Beach'' *Nomination, 1991 season, ''Days of our Lives'' *Nomination, 1987 season, ''Days of our Lives'' *Win, 2013 season, 'The Young and the Restless' *Win, 2020 season, “The Young and the Restless”

External links

* 1959 births Living people American soap opera writers Place of birth missing (living people) American women soap opera writers 21st-century American women Writers Guild of America Award winners Shaughnessy family {{US-tv-writer-stub