Emily Andras is a Canadian television producer and writer. She is known for creating the television series ''

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'' and serving as

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and

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of '' Lost Girl'' (seasons 3 and 4).

Early life

Andras was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and raised in

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, Alberta, Canada. She earned an English degree from

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in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and received her Bachelor of Applied Arts (Radio and Television) from the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.

Career

Emily Andras created the ''Wynonna Earp'' series after her work on ''Lost Girl'', where she was a writer and consulting producer for the first two seasons, showrunner and executive producer of seasons 3 and 4, and executive consulting producer in its fifth and final season. Prior to ''Lost Girl'', she served on '' Instant Star'' as showrunner and executive producer, for which she began as a junior writer on the series. Prior to ''Wynonna Earp'' being greenlit, she was a writer and consulting producer on '' Killjoys'' during its development and first season. In 2008, she was nominated for a

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for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series, for ''Instant Star'' episode " Like A Virgin". She was nominated in 2013 for a Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Lost Girl'' episode "Into the Dark". In 2017, she received a CSA for Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction for ''Wynonna Earp Interactive'', and was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "Purgatory". In 2018, she was nominated for a CSA for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "I Hope You Dance". In 2019, she received the WGC Showrunner Award by the Writers Guild of Canada.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andras, Emily 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian television producers Canadian television writers Canadian women screenwriters Canadian women television producers Canadian women television writers Television show creators Showrunners Writers from Boston Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni