Alexis Martin Woodall (born June 30, 1980) is an American producer, executive producer and the president of Ryan Murphy Productions. Woodall has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her producing work on ''

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'', '' American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson'' and '' American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.'' She has also won two Golden Globe Awards for executive producing '' The People V. O.J. Simpson'' and '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace'.''

Early life and education

Woodall was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to

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at nine years old and graduated from

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. She attended the

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for her

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in film studies and Bachelor of Fine Arts in film production.

Career

After graduating from the

, Woodall moved to

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and was hired as a post-production assistant on Ryan Murphy's show ''

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.'' She was soon promoted to associate producer and eventually producer in ''

's'' final season. After ''

'' concluded, Woodall continued working with Murphy as a producer on his new television series '' Glee'', ''

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,'' and '' The New Normal,'' as well as his film ''

.'' In 2015, Woodall was promoted to executive producer and has served in that capacity on '' Scream Queens, Feud, Pose,

,'' ''

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'', '' 9-1-1,'' its spinoff series '' 9-1-1: Lone Star,'' as well as ''

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'', '' Hollywood, Ratched'', and the upcoming ''Halston'' and ''Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story''. She also served as executive producer on the documentary '' A Secret Love'' and as producer on upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical '' The Prom''. Woodall has won three

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for her work on ''

'', '' American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson'' and '' American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace'', with a total of twelve nominations including '' Pose'', '' Feud: Bette and Joan'', ''

'' and '' Glee.'' Additionally, Woodall has garnered six Golden Globe nominations for ''

, Feud,

, The People V. O.J. Simpson'' and '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace'', the latter two of which won in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

Personal life

Woodall and her husband Dave run a restaurant in Los Angeles called Red Herring. She also plays the keyboard, tambourine, and used to sing back-up vocals in an indie band called Kissing Cousins.

References

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