Patricia Breen is an American

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and producer, who has worked on a range of shows including ''

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'' and the acclaimed

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drama ''

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''.

Career

Breen began her writing career on the tenth season of ''Frasier''. She worked as a story editor on the eleventh and final season while also contributing two scripts. In 2006 she wrote a pilot script for

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called ''

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'' starring

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. The pilot was not successful in securing a series order. In 2009 she joined the writing staff of ''Big Love'' for its third season. She was a co-producer in season four and a producer in its fifth and final season. She contributed one script each season.

Television episodes by Breen

''Frasier''

* ''We Two Kings'' (10.10) * ''Some Assembly Required'' (10.19) * ''Sea Bea Jeebies'' (11.10) * ''Frasier-Lite'' (11.12)

''Big Love''

* ''Fight of Flight'' (3.7) * ''Next Ticket Out'' (4.8) * ''The Special Relationship'' (5.5)

''Suburgatory''

* ''Don’t Call Me Shirley'' (1.4) * ''The Nutcracker'' (1.9) * ''The Body'' (1.14) * ''Entering Eden'' (1.19) * ''Black Thai'' (2.8) * ''T-Ball & Sympathy'' (2.14) * ''Brown Trembler'' (2.18)

Accolades

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