Emily Andras is a Canadian television producer and writer. She is known for

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the television series '' Wynonna Earp'' and serving as executive producer and showrunner of ''

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'' (seasons 3 and 4).

Early life

Andras was born in

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, United States, and raised in Calgary,

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, Canada. She earned an English degree from Queen's University in

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, Canada, and received her Bachelor of Applied Arts (Radio and Television) from the

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, Ontario.

Career

Emily Andras created the ''Wynonna Earp'' series after her work on ''Lost Girl'', where she was a writer and consulting producer for the first two seasons, showrunner and executive producer of seasons 3 and 4, and executive consulting producer in its fifth and final season. Prior to ''Lost Girl'', she served on ''

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'' as showrunner and executive producer, for which she began as a junior writer on the series. Prior to ''Wynonna Earp'' being

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, she was a writer and consulting producer on ''

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'' during its development and first season. In 2008, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series, for ''Instant Star'' episode " Like A Virgin". She was nominated in 2013 for a

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(CSA) for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Lost Girl'' episode "Into the Dark". In 2017, she received a CSA for Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction for ''Wynonna Earp Interactive'', and was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "Purgatory". In 2018, she was nominated for a CSA for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "I Hope You Dance". In 2019, she received the WGC Showrunner Award by the

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Filmography

Television

References

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