Gillian Horvath (born April 12, 1966) is a television writer and producer in the United States and Canada.

Background

Horvath was born and raised in New York City Her mother was a social worker; her father, producer/director Imre Horvath, was an editor and documentary producer at

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. Horvath attended

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, where she graduated ''cum laude'' from the film studies program. While attending Yale, she also held internships at

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and

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Career

Horvath's first story made it to television in 1989. In 1993, she joined the team of the ''Highlander'' TV series. She spent four seasons with the series, first as script coordinator and later as associate creative consultant, and she had a hand in creating some of the show's most enduring characters (including Adam Pierson and Alexa Bond). Horvath oversaw Highlander's tie-in novels and other ancillary products, and represented the series at media conventions around the world. She also edited (and contributed to) ''An Evening at Joe's'', a collection of stories written by the cast and crew of the series. Horvath has since served as writer-producer on a number of sci-fi and action shows, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her other notable TV writing credits include scripts for '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the original ''

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''. During the 2007-08 WGA Strike, Horvath founded the Pink Hat Brigade, a group of female science-fiction and genre writers. Her original superhero creation, The Survivor, was introduced in the ''Chicks in Capes'' anthology of female superheroes written by women authors, published by

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in 2011. In 2012, Horvath developed and executive produced '' Primeval: New World'', the North American spin-off of the UK hit series ''

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''. She appeared as herself in the 2013 film ''FANomenon''. From 2015-2016, Horvath was co-executive producer on the final season of ''

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'' for

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Writing credits

Television

*''

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'' (1989) *''

'' (1992) *''

'' (1993) *''

'' (1994-1996) *'' Diagnosis: Murder'' (1996) *''

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'' (1997) *'' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (1998) *''

Shadow Raiders ''Shadow Raiders'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment and syndicated by The Summit Media Group, that aired from September 16, 1998, to June 23, 1999. The show was loosely based on the Trendmasters toy line ...

'' (1999) *''

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'' (2001) *''

MythQuest ''MythQuest'' is a Canadian children's television series that originally aired on PBS in 2001. Produced by Mind's Eye Entertainment, it stars Meredith Henderson and Christopher Jacot as Cleo and Alex Bellows, two teens whose father Matt disappears ...

'' (2001) *'' Beastmaster'' (2002) *''

Adventure Inc. ''Adventure Inc.'' is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment (Canada), Tribune Entertainment (United States), M6 ...

'' (2002-2003) *''

Largo Winch ''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamme ...

'' (2003) *'' Andromeda'' (2004-2005) *''

Young Blades ''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2007) *''

'' (2007-2008) *''

'' (2010-2011) *'' The Haunting Hour: The Series'' (2011-2012) *'' Primeval: New World'' (2012-2013) *'' Olympus'' (2015) *''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' (2015-2016)

Film

*'' Highlander: Endgame'' (2000) *''

On the Other Hand, Death ''On the Other Hand, Death'' is a 2008 gay-themed mystery film. It is the third film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey. The film was screened at several LGBT film festivals, including the New Yo ...

'' (2008)

Awards

Horvath's episode of ''

'', "Perfectly Perfect", earned the 1993 Scott Newman Drug Abuse Prevention Award for its depiction of diet-pill abuse. Her 2008 detective feature, ''

'', was nominated for a 2009

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for Outstanding Television Movie. Her script "The Book of Ruth" was recognized as one of 2019's top television pilot scripts on WeForShe's 5th annual WriteHer List.

References

External links

* * Interview a
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* "Meet Gillian Horvath" a
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