Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer. She has written episodes of ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...

'', ''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in ...

'', '' Deadwood'' and ''

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''. She is the co-creator of the

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crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' ( ...

series ''

Alcatraz Alcatraz Island () is a small island in San Francisco Bay, offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military pris ...

''.

Career

Sarnoff joined the crew of ''Deadwood'' as an executive story editor and writer for the first season in 2004. Sarnoff wrote the episodes "Here Was a Man" and "Suffer the Little Children". She was promoted to producer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episodes "New Money" and "Amalgamation and Capital". Sarnoff and the writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season. She joined the crew of ''Lost'' as a producer and writer for the series second season in fall 2005. Sarnoff and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. She was promoted to supervising producer for the third season in 2006. Sarnoff and her co-writer

Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim ( ko, 김수진) is an American television writer. In the 2005-06 television season, she joined the writing staff of ''Lost'' for the series' second season. The staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama ...

were nominated for the WGA award for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second season episode " Two for the Road". The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons. She remained a supervising producer and regular writer for the series fourth season in 2008. She was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for her work on the fourth season of ''Lost''. She was promoted to co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season. She was promoted to executive producer for the series sixth and final season in 2010. In 2011, Sarnoff, along with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, co-created the

FOX Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

series ''

''. It premiered in the U.S. on January 16, 2012 but was cancelled after one series. She has since worked on series such as '' Crossbones'', ''

Marco Polo Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marv ...

'' and ''

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...

''.

Trivia

Her name was used for a character in ''

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'' episode "

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". Like ''

'', ''

'' was co-created by

J. J. Abrams Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as '' Regarding Henry'' (1991), '' F ...

and produced by

Bad Robot Productions Bad Robot is an American film and television production company founded on May 27, 1999 and led by J. J. Abrams and Katie McGrath as Co-CEO. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series ''Alias'' ...

''Deadwood'' episodes

*"Here Was a Man" (Season 1, Episode 4) *"Suffer the Little Children" (Season 1, Episode 8) *"New Money" (Season 2, Episode 3) *"Amalgamation and Capital" (Season 2, Episode 8)

''Lost'' episodes

Abandoned Abandon, abandoned, or abandonment may refer to: Common uses * Abandonment (emotional), a subjective emotional state in which people feel undesired, left behind, insecure, or discarded * Abandonment (legal), a legal term regarding property ** Chi ...

" (Season 2, Episode 6) *" The Hunting Party" (Season 2, Episode 11) with

*" The Whole Truth" (Season 2, Episode 16) with Christina M. Kim *" Two for the Road" (Season 2, Episode 20) with Christina M. Kim *"

Further Instructions "Further Instructions" is the third episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Lost''. It first aired on October 18, 2006, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), making it the 52nd episode of the series ...

" (Season 3, Episode 3) with

Carlton Cuse Arthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is a screenwriter, showrunner, producer, and director, best known for the American television series ''Lost'', for which he made the ''Time'' list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. ...

Stranger in a Strange Land ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by ...

" (Season 3, Episode 9) with Christina M. Kim *"

Left Behind ''Left Behind'' is a multimedia franchise that started with a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It focuses on a seven-year conflict between the Tribulation Force, an underground network of converts, a ...

" (Season 3, Episode 15) with

Damon Lindelof Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards, from twelve nominations. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the ...

The Man Behind the Curtain "The Man Behind the Curtain" is the 20th episode of the 3rd season of ''Lost'', and the 69th episode overall. It was first aired on May 9, 2007, on ABC. The episode was directed by Bobby Roth and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Drew Goddard.Audi ...

" (Season 3, Episode 20) with

Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in fi ...

Eggtown "Eggtown" is the fourth episode of the fourth season and 76th episode overall of the ABC's serial drama television series ''Lost''. It was aired on February 21, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.'' ABC Medianet'', (Januar ...

" (Season 4, Episode 4) with

Greggory Nations Greggory "Gregg" Nations is an American television writer and script coordinator. He wrote several episodes for ''The District'' and '' Nash Bridges'' with Carlton Cuse. Nations is a co-producer of the television show ''Lost'', and created its Bib ...

Meet Kevin Johnson "Meet Kevin Johnson" is the 80th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's (ABC's) ''Lost'' and the eighth episode of the fourth season. It was written in October and November 2007 by supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and co- ...

" (Season 4, Episode 8) with

Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'', '' Ex Machina'', '' Runaways'', ''Pride of Baghdad'', ''Saga'', and '' Paper Girls''. Vaughan was a ...

Cabin Fever Cabin fever is the distressing claustrophobic irritability or restlessness experienced when a person, or group, is stuck at an isolated location or in confined quarters for an extended time. A person may be referred to as stir-crazy, derived from ...

" (Season 4, Episode 11) with Kyle Pennington *" Jughead" (Season 5, Episode 3) with Paul Zbyszewski *" LaFleur" (Season 5, Episode 8) with Kyle Pennington *" Dead is Dead" (Season 5, Episode 12) with

*" Follow the Leader" (Season 5, Episode 15) with

Paul Zbyszewski Paul Zbyszewski is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series ''Lost'' and ''Day Break'', and he is the creator of ''Day Break''. He also wrote the feature film '' After the Sunset''. Career Zbyszew ...

The Substitute ''The Substitute'' is a 1996 American crime action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz and Luis Guzmán. It was filmed at Miami Sr. High school. Plo ...

" (Season 6, Episode 4) with

Melinda Hsu Taylor Melinda Hsu Taylor is an American television writer and producer, co-creator and showrunner of ''Tom Swift'' and showrunner of ''Nancy Drew'' for the CW Network. Hsu Taylor is well known for her work on the ABC series '' Lost''. She was nomina ...

Recon Recon may refer to: * Reconnaissance, a military term for gathering information * ''Halo 3: Recon'', a standalone expansion for the video game ''Halo 3'' * Recon (Lost), "Recon" (''Lost''), the eighth episode of the sixth season of ''Lost'' * Re ...

" (Season 6, Episode 8) with Jim Galasso *" The Candidate" (Season 6, Episode 14) with Jim Galasso *" What They Died For" (Season 6, Episode 16) with

Adam Horowitz Adam Horowitz (born December 4, 1971) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is known for co-creating the ABC fairy tale drama series '' Once Upon a Time'' with his writing partner Edward Kitsis. Days after the show ended its seven-year ...

and

Edward Kitsis Edward Lawrence Kitsis (born February 4, 1971) is an American television writer and producer, best known for his work with his writing partner Adam Horowitz on the popular ABC drama series ''Lost'' and '' Once Upon a Time''. Early life and e ...

''Alcatraz'' episodes

*"Pilot" 01.01 (with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt)

''Salem'' episodes

*”In Lies” 01.03 *”Vain” 01.05 *”Children, Be Afraid” 01.09

''Crossbones'' episodes

*”Antoinette” 01.04

''Marco Polo'' episodes

*”Mesaure Against The Linchpin” 01.03 *”Whitehorse“ 01.08 *”The Fellowship” 01.10

''Barry'' episodes

*"Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" 01.07 *"The Audition" 02.07 *"candy asses" 03.07

References

External links

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