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Addie Walsh

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Addie Walsh (born 1953) is an American television soap opera writer. She last wrote for All My Children. She now writes independently.

Life

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Walsh graduated from Smith College where she was a student of Len Berkman.[1][better source needed]

Her one-woman show, That's All I Got, received an award at the United Solo Festival in 2014, in New York City.[2]

In 2020, she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63,000,000 of funding and it was opening an office in LA. The soap writers recruited included Walsh, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa Connor, Leah Laiman, and Jean Passanante.[3]

Walsh is also an actor, and has acted in the play "Three Tall Women".[4]

Filmography

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Walsh's roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982 Texas Breakdown writer
1983–1986 Guiding Light Associate head writer Hired by Pamela K. Long
1986 Search for Tomorrow Co-head writer [5]
1987–1991 One Life to Live Associate head writer
1990–91 Riviera Creator [6]
1991–92 Loving Head writer Resigned in 1992 after dispute with executive producer Haidee Granger[citation needed] [7]
1993 Guiding Light Associate head writer
1994 Loving Co-head writer Rehired by Josie Emmerich in 1994 and paired with Laurie McCarthy [8]
1995–99 As the World Turns Associate head writer [9]
1997 As the World Turns Co-head writer
2000–11 All My Children Associate head writer Position held April 2000 – April 2002; July 2003 – January 14, 2008 (hired by Megan McTavish); and March 19, 2008 – September 23, 2011
1999 – 2000 Days of Our Lives Associate head writer November 7, 1999 – 2000 (hired by Sally Sussman Morina)
2002–2003 Days of Our Lives Associate head writer

Awards and nominations

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Awards for Walsh's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1985 Guiding Light Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
1986 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Winner [10]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
1990 One Life to Live Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
1994 Loving Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Winner [11]
1996 As the World Turns Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
1998 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
1999 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
2001 All My Children Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [12]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Winner [citation needed]
2002 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [13]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Winner [citation needed]
2003 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
2004 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Winner [citation needed]
2007 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
2008 Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [citation needed]
2009 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [14]
2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [14]
2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing Nominee [citation needed]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials Nominee [14]

Head writing tenure

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Preceded by head writer of Search for Tomorrow
(with Pamela K. Long)

1986
Succeeded by
Show Canceled
Preceded by head writer of Loving
December 1991-June 1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by head writer of Loving
(with Laurie McCarthy)

Fall 1994-Early 1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jessica D. Klein
head writer of As the World Turns
(with Mel Brez and Stephen Demorest)

Late 1997
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Len Berkman". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  2. ^ "The 5th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival". United Solo. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2020-08-04). "Serialized Fiction App Radish Gets $63M Funding, Opens LA Office & Eyes TV Opportunities". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ Adams, Barbara (2006-03-23). "'Three Tall Women': three strong performances". The Ithaca Journal. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ^ Passalacqua, Connie (1986-08-03). "Soap Scoop". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 135. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  6. ^ "Un soap bien épicé". Le Monde; Paris. 21 May 2007. p. 2 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ Reichardt, Nancy M. (1992-11-12). "Tune in tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 49. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ^ Havens, Candace (1995-01-14). "Daytime couples are ringing in new year". The Daily Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  9. ^ Havens, Candace (1995-07-31). "'As the World Turns' dropped the ax again". The Stuart News. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ^ Margulies, Lee (22 July 1986). "OOPS! WRONG SERIES GETS EMMY AWARD". Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif.. p. 10 – via Proquest.
  11. ^ Fox, David J. (1994-03-14). "'Schindler's' adds a pair to the list". The Los Angeles Times. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  12. ^ King, Susan (6 Mar 2001). "Writers honored in film, TV, radio". Seattle Times; Seattle, Wash. pp. E5 – via Proquest.
  13. ^ King, Susan (2002-03-03). "Writers Honor 'Gosford Park,' 'Beautiful Mind'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 141. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  14. ^ a b c "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze ; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009 – via Proquest.
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