Janet Leahy is an American television executive producer and writer, whose name is often associated with prestige television. She has worked in both capacities on the
AMC drama series ''
Mad Men'' and won a WGA Award for her work on the show.
Biography
Leahy joined the crew of ''Mad Men'' as a consulting producer for the fourth season in 2010. She co-wrote the episode "The Summer Man" with series creator and executive producer
Matthew Weiner and consulting producer
Lisa Albert. Leahy and the writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series for their work on the fourth season.
Some of Leahy's other television credits include ''
The Cosby Show'', ''
Cheers
''Cheers'' is an American television sitcom, created by Glen and Les Charles, Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/C ...
'', ''
Roseanne
''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...
'', ''
Boston Legal'', ''
Wings'', ''
Newhart'' and ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...
''.
Awards and nominations
*1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for ''Cheers''
*2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for ''Boston Legal''
*2011 WGA Award for Best Drama Series for ''Mad Men''
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American television producers
American women television producers
American television writers
Living people
American women television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women