Julie Martin 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.
T ...
and
producer. She has worked on the
NBC
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crime dramas ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, p ...
'', ''
Law & Order'' and ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. She won a
Humanitas Prize
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and was nominated for a
Writers Guild of America Award for her work on ''Homicide''.
She has also been nominated for an
Edgar Award for her work on ''Criminal Intent''.
Martin currently serves as an executive producer on ''SVU'', a role she has held since at least 2016. She originally joined the show in 2011.
Biography
Julie Martin's writing career began at UCLA, where she was originally enrolled to study medicine. Although she changed majors, she used some of her background when working as a researcher.
It was during her first job working on ''
St. Elsewhere'' that she met
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.''
Early life and education
Fontana was born on the west si ...
with whom she'd frequently work throughout her writing career and
Bruce Paltrow
Bruce Weigert Paltrow (November 26, 1943 – October 3, 2002) was an American television and film director and producer. He was the husband of actress Blythe Danner, and the father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and screenwriter/director Jake Paltro ...
. Paltrow hired her to work on his next project, ''Home Fires''.
Writing career
1990s
Martin began her television career as a writer for the seventh season of legal drama ''
LA Law
''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los A ...
'' in 1992. She wrote or co-wrote six episodes for the season and was hired as a story editor for the eighth season in 1993 during which she wrote or co-wrote a further eight episodes. The series was canceled after completing its eighth season. Martin contributed to fourteen episodes in total as a writer.
Following the conclusion of ''LA Law'', Martin was hired as a story editor and writer for the
third season of ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'' in 1994. She co-wrote seven episodes for the third season. Staff writer
Bonnie Mark
Bonnie Mark is an American television writer and producer. She has worked on the ABC crime drama '' NYPD Blue'' and the NBC crime dramas ''Third Watch'' and '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Awar ...
wrote the teleplay for the episode "Fits Like a Glove" from a story by Martin and executive producer and show runner
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.''
Early life and education
Fontana was born on the west si ...
. Mark, Fontana and Martin were nominated for a
Writers Guild of America Award for
episodic drama at the
February 1996 ceremony for writing "Fits Like a Glove".
She became a producer for the
fourth season in 1995.
In 1996, Martin collaborated with Fontana as a co-writer and producer on the television feature ''The Prosecutors''. The project was co-written by Fontana and novelist
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh; 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the ''Prime Suspect'' television crime series.
Early life
Lynda La Plante was born Lynda Titchmarsh on ...
. The film focused on a team of female prosecuting attorneys and starred
Stockard Channing and
Michelle Forbes
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.
Martin became a supervising producer for the
fifth season of ''Homicide'' in Fall 1996. She co-wrote ten episodes for the fifth season. She remained a supervising producer for the
sixth season and wrote or co-wrote a further nine episodes. She was promoted again to co-executive producer for the
seventh and final season in 1998.
She contributed to a further four episodes as a writer for the season and in 1999 Martin, English and Simon won a
Humanitas Prize
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in the 60 minutes category for their work on "Shades of Gray".
Martin contributed to 32 episodes as a writer over the course of the series.
2000s
In 2002, Martin collaborated with
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.''
Early life and education
Fontana was born on the west si ...
on the cable television pilot ''Baseball Wives'' for HBO. She served as a co-writer (with
Lisa Randolph) and co-executive producer on the project, which is where she met Warren Leight with whom she later worked on ''Criminal Intent'' and ''SVU''.
The pilot was directed by
Steve Buscemi. It was produced by
HBO but was not ordered to series.
In 2004, Martin worked as a writer for the new
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
legal drama ''
The Jury''. The series was created by her ''Homicide'' colleagues Fontana,
James Yoshimura and
Barry Levinson
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. The series featured a constantly changing cast as it focused on jury deliberations for a different trial each episode. Martin wrote the teleplay for the episode "Memories" from a story by Fontana and Yoshimura. The series was canceled after ten episodes.
She co-created the college drama ''
The Bedford Diaries
''The Bedford Diaries'' is an American drama television series that premiered on March 29, 2006, on The WB and concluded its first season on May 10, 2006. The series was created by Tom Fontana and Julie Martin. This series was canceled on May 18, ...
'' in 2006 with Fontana. She worked as an executive producer and writer for the project. The show focused on classmates at New York City college. Martin contributed to five episodes as a writer. Fontana and Martin co-wrote the pilot episode "I'm Gonna Love College". Martin and Fontana co-wrote the story for four further episodes. The series aired as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after airing eight episodes.
She became a consulting producer and writer for the
sixth season of
NBC
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procedural ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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'' in 2006. Martin co-wrote eight episodes for the series' sixth season. Martin became a co-executive producer for the series
seventh season in 2007. The series moved from NBC onto the
USA network
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for the seventh season. Martin co-wrote a further eight episodes for the season. In 2008 Martin, Byrne and
Warren Leight were nominated for an
Edgar Award for best television episode for their work on "Senseless".
Martin left the crew of ''Criminal Intent'' after the seventh season.
In 2008, Martin was hired as a co-executive producer and writer for the new NBC drama ''
Kings''. Martin wrote the episode "Judgement Day" which was directed by ''Homicide'' star
Clark Johnson
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. She co-wrote the story for the series finale with
Erik Oleson
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, series creator
Michael Green and
David Schulner
''David Schulner'' is an American television writer and producer. His production company is Mount Moriah. The company signed an overall deal with Universal Television.
Television filmography
Producer
* ''What About Brian'' (2006)
* '' Desp ...
co-wrote the teleplay for the finale, entitled "The New King: Part Two". The series aired as a mid-season replacement in 2009 and was canceled after airing eleven episodes.
In 2009, she produced and directed the documentary ''David Tudor Bandoneón! (A Combine)''. The film chronicled an innovative music performance by composer
David Tudor
David Eugene Tudor (January 20, 1926 – August 13, 1996) was an American pianist and composer of experimental music.
Life and career
Tudor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano with Irma Wolpe and composition with Stefan W ...
in 1966.
In fall 2009, Martin became a consulting producer and writer for the
twentieth season of ''Law & Order''. Martin contributed to five episodes of the season as a writer.
References
External links
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American television writers
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American women television producers
Living people
American women television writers
Writers Guild of America Award winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American screenwriters
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American screenwriters
21st-century American women writers