Holly Sorensen is an American film producer and screenwriter.

Biography

Holly Sorensen was born and raised in

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, and was given scholarships to the Annie Wright School in

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and

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, where she studied philosophy and film. After serving stints as a personal shopper at

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in New York, a bartender at

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, a cook in both the five star kitchen of

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and at a rural Buddhist Meditation Center, and an assistant for

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, she became an entertainment journalist for print and TV. Holly was the Senior Editor for '' Premiere'' and has written for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''O'', and many other publications. She switched careers in 2000, moving to Los Angeles and becoming the President of Production for the indie film studio The Shooting Gallery, whose movies have won Sundance and garnered Oscar nominations. In 2001, Sorensen was the recipient of the notable "Okay, you lazy bitch" fax from author Hunter S. Thompson concerning delays to the shooting of his novel adaptation '' The Rum Diary''. The Shooting Gallery folded later in 2001. Sorensen then began a career as a screenwriter, writing for major studios and production companies, and selling four pilots before having ''

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'' produced in late 2008 and going to series, airing in 2009 to 2012. Sorensen now lives in Los Angeles with her family and most recently created the

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series '' Step Up: High Water''.

References

External links

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Holly Sorensen interview on What Duvet Said Podcast
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