Kate Robin is an American

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, television writer and producer, and

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. She is currently the showrunner of '' One Mississippi'' created by and starring

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on Amazon.

Career

Robin's recent theater productions include: ''I See You'' (the Flea), ''What They Have'' (South Coast Rep), ''Anon.'' (The Atlantic Theater Company), ''Intrigue with Faye'' (

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), ''The Light Outside'' (

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), and ''Swimming in March'' ( Market Theatre), which won the

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for Best Play of 2001. In 2003, Robin received the

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for playwriting and is an

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for

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. Robin joined the writing staff of '' Six Feet Under'' as the show's first female writer in 2001. In 2002, Robin was appointed Executive Story Editor and in 2003 became a producer. For the fifth and final season Robin was credited as a supervising producer. Robin has written 8 episodes for the series which include the season 2 finale, “The Last Time”, and the Season 5 premiere, “A Coat of White Primer”. In Spring 2010, Robin worked as a consulting producer for the first season on

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comedy-drama series '' Parenthood''. Robin served as co-executive producer of '' The Affair'', a drama series which premiered on

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in October 2014. Robin has written two episodes.

''The Affair'' episodes

* “5” (2014) * “7” (2014)

''Six Feet Under'' episodes

* “A Private Life” (2001) * “ The Plan” (2002) * “The Last Time” (2002) * “The Eye Inside” (2003) * “The Opening” (2003) * “Terror Starts at Home” (2004) * “A Coat of White Primer” (2005) * “All Alone” (2005)

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