Stacy Rukeyser (born 1970) is an American television writer and producer. Rukeyser landed her first job writing for CBS drama ''

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.'' She was a writer and an executive producer on the

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series ''

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'', and worked on the series, '' October Road, Gigantic,

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,'' ''

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and

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.'' Rukeyser is the executive producer of the third season of the

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Series ''

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.'' She also produced the Netflix drama series

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Biography

Rukeyser is the daughter of

Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, ''Wall Street W ...

, an

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financial journalist, columnist, and host of the television show, ''Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser'', and ''

Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, ''Wall Street We ...

''. Rukeyser graduated cum laude from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

. She also studied at the

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Dramatic Writing Workshop. Rukeyser published an article in

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about the hostile environment for women in Hollywood. She specifically commented on instances of sexism she experienced while working on the series ''One Tree Hill'', where she was the only female writer for the show, most notably when her coworkers called her names, conspired to install a hot tub on set, and went to lunch trips to hooters. Rukeyser has commented to Refinery29 that 80% of television shows are run by men and noted the change in media needs to start in the writers rooms. In addition, she commented on the need to talk about "the

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, oppressive work environments, the lack of reasonable maternity leave policies, and every other issue that stands as a barrier to women in all industries." Rukeyser married her husband

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in 2010. The couple have two children.

Awards

* 2015

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for ''Unreal'' *

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for ''Unreal''

Filmography

*1997: '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', actor *2002: ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', writer *2004: ''Fearless'', writer *2005–2006: ''

'', writer and story editor *2006: '' Standoff'', writer and executive story editor *2007: '' October Road'', writer and co-producer *2010: '' Gigantic'', writer and co-executive producer *2011:

series ''

'', writer and co-executive producer *2011–2013: ''

'', writer and co-executive producer *2014: ''

'', co-executive producer, writer *2015–2018: ''

'', executive producer, writer *2021: ''

'', creator, executive producer, writer

References

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