Melissa Carter
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| Melissa Carter | |
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| File:Melissa Carter.jpgMelissa Carter.jpg | |
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| 💼 Occupation | Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer |
| Known for | The Cleaning Lady, Queen Sugar, Famous In Love, and Stargirl. |
Melissa Carter is an Executive Producer and Showrunner whose credits include The Cleaning Lady, Queen Sugar, Famous In Love, and Stargirl. She is represented by ICM Partners.[1]
Early and Personal Life[edit]
Carter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on October 5, 1968. She grew up in Ohio. Carter got her start in Hollywood when her M.F.A. student film “Used Cars” that she wrote and directed at Florida State was chosen as a Student Academy Award finalist in 1997.[2][3]
She is married to television writer Matthew Newman, and they have two children.
Career[edit]
Ricardo Mestres and John Hughes optioned Carter's first screenplay. That screenplay later sold to Revolution Studios and was made into the film, “Little Black Book,” starring Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter and Kathy Bates in 2004. Her movie "Deliverance Creek" which aired on The History Channel, A&E, and Lifetime, won a WGA award for “Best Long Form Drama” in 2015.[4][5]
Carter has worked in both television and features in her career, but most recently served as the executive producer and showrunner of "Queen Sugar" season one alongside Ava DuVernay which won both the NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Drama Series” and “Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series” in 2017. Carter served as Executive Producer and co-showrunner of “Famous In Love” and "Stargirl." She is currently on her second overall deal at Warner Bros. Television Group.[6][7][8]
Currently, Carter is the executive producer and showrunner of the Fox show “The Cleaning Lady.” The show stars Élodie Yung, Adan Canto, Martha Millan, Oliver Hudson, Sebastien & Valentino LaSalle, Faith Bryant, and Sean Lew.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
- Life As We Know It, series (2004-2005, Co-Producer, Writer)
- Yes, Dear, series (2005-2006, Co-Producer, Writer)
- The Lying Game, series (2011-2012, Consulting Producer, Writer)
- Jane by Design, series (2012, Consulting Producer, Writer)
- Deliverance Creek, movie (2014, Executive Producer, Writer)
- The Lottery, series (2014, Co-Executive Producer, Writer)
- Mistresses, series (2015, Co-Executive Producer, Writer)
- Queen Sugar, series (2016, Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer)
- Famous In Love, series (2017-2018, Executive Producer, Writer)
- The Cleaning Lady, series (2022-, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer)
Film[edit]
- Used Cars (1997, Director, Writer)
- Little Black Book (2004, Writer & Story By)
Awards[edit]
- 2015 - Writers Guild of America Award, Original Long Form for Deliverance Creek.
References[edit]
- ↑ Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (April 24, 2019). "'Stargirl' EP Melissa Carter Re-Ups Overall Deal With Warner Horizon Scripted TV".
- ↑ "1997 Films". St John's International Women's Film Festival. 1997.
- ↑ "FSU News". www.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Graser, Marc; Graser, Marc (2003-06-27). "Nicholson in Revolution's 'Black Book'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Utopia, Screenwriter's. "WGA 2015 Screenwriting Award Winners". Screenwriter's Utopia. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The. "NOLA-shot 'Queen Sugar' scores at 2017 NAACP Image Awards". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Washington, Hilary Lewis,Arlene; Lewis, Hilary; Washington, Arlene (2017-02-10). "2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (2019-04-24). "'Stargirl' EP Melissa Carter Re-Ups Overall Deal With Warner Horizon Scripted TV". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley; Goldberg, Lesley (2021-05-07). "'The Cleaning Lady' Ordered to Series at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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