Michelle Ashford (born 1960) is an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and film producer. She is best known for her Emmy-nominated writing for the 2010 Miniseries '' The Pacific''. In 2013, Ashford's TV series '' Masters of Sex'' debuted in the US on Showtime.

Filmography as a writer

* '' Cat Person'' - 2023 * ''

Operation Mincemeat Operation Mincemeat was a successful British disinformation, deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of British intelligence obtained the body of Glyndwr Michael, a tramp who die ...

'' - 2022 * '' Masters of Sex'' – 2013–16 * '' The Pacific'' – 2010 * ''

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'' – 2008 * '' Suburban Shootout'' – 2008 * ''

Medical Investigation ''Medical Investigation'' is an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before its cancellation on March 25, 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Network Televisio ...

'' – 2004 * ''

Boomtown A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although t ...

'' – 2002–03 * '' ATF'' – 1999 * '' L.A. Doctors'' – 1998 * ''

New York News ''New York News'' is an American newspaper drama television series created by Michelle Ashford, which was broadcast in the United States by CBS from September 28 to November 30, 1995 as part of its 1995 fall lineup. Cast * Gregory Harriso ...

'' – 1995

Filmography as a producer

* '' Mayfair Witches'' – 2023– * '' Masters of Sex'' – 2013–16 * '' The Pacific'' – 2010 * '' Suburban Shootout'' – 2008 * ''

'' – 2004 * ''

'' – 2002–2003 * '' ATF'' – 1999 * '' L.A. Doctors'' – 1998 * '' Michael Hayes'' – 1997 * ''

'' – 1995

Personal life

Ashford is married to television writer and producer Greg Walker, who she met while he was working for her. The couple have two children together.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashford, Michelle 1960 births American television producers Living people Santa Clara University alumni American women screenwriters American women film producers Place of birth missing (living people) American showrunners American women television producers American women television writers American television writers 21st-century American women writers Writers Guild of America Award winners