Addie_Walsh Knowpia

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

Life edit

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 edit

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 edit

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]}
1985		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1986		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Winner	^[10]
1986		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]
2001		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2002		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^[13]
2002		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]}
2004		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]}
2009		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^[14]
2010		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2010		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^[14]
2012		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2012		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^[14]

Head writing tenure edit

Preceded by Gary Tomlin	head writer of Search for Tomorrow (with Pamela K. Long) 1986	Succeeded by Show Canceled
Preceded by Mary Ryan Munisteri	head writer of Loving December 1991-June 1992	Succeeded by Millee Taggart Robert Guza Jr.
Preceded by Agnes Nixon	head writer of Loving (with Laurie McCarthy) Fall 1994-Early 1995	Succeeded by James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten
Preceded by Jessica D. Klein	head writer of As the World Turns (with Mel Brez and Stephen Demorest) Late 1997	Succeeded by Lorraine Broderick

References edit

^ "Len Berkman". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^ "The 5th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival". United Solo. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Passalacqua, Connie (1986-08-03). "Soap Scoop". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 135. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^ "Un soap bien épicé". Le Monde; Paris. 21 May 2007. p. 2 – via Proquest.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Margulies, Lee (22 July 1986). "OOPS! WRONG SERIES GETS EMMY AWARD". Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif.. p. 10 – via Proquest.
^ 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.
^ King, Susan (6 Mar 2001). "Writers honored in film, TV, radio". Seattle Times; Seattle, Wash. pp. E5 – via Proquest.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze ; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009 – via Proquest.

External links edit

ABC: All My Children
Addie Walsh at IMDb

[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.

[radish-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.

[:0-14] "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze ; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009 – via Proquest.

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