Jane Atkins is an American film & television writer and actress. She is a native of Florida. As an actress, she has performed with the ''American Conservatory Theatre'', the ''Actors’ Theatre of Louisville'', South Coast Repertory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the ''London Young Vic''. Atkins is a member of the
Writers Guild of America
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* The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO
* The Writers Gu ...
and the
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-prof ...
. She has worked for Disney, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Lifetime TV as well as penning several nature documentaries which aired on PBS. She served as Director of Playmaking for the ''Virginia Avenue Project''.
Positions held
''
Days of Our Lives''
*Script Writer (2002–December 28, 2004)
''
General Hospital''
* Associate Head Writer (1996-1997)
''
Guiding Light''
* Associate Head Writer (1994)
''
One Life to Live''
* Script Writer (1998)
''
Santa Barbara''
* Script Writer (1989)
''
Sunset Beach''
* Associate Head Writer (1999 - December 31, 1999)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...
*Nomination, 1997, Best Writing, ''General Hospital''
*Win, 1989, Best Writing, ''Santa Barbara''
Writers Guild of America Award
*Nomination, 1996, Best Writing, ''General Hospital''
*Nomination, 1994, Best Writing, ''Guiding Light''
External links
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Living people
American soap opera writers
People from Calhoun County, Florida
Year of birth missing (living people)
Screenwriters from Florida