Joan Rater is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

'', for which she has served as writer, producer and supervising producer for over fifty separate episodes. She is married to

Tony Phelan Tony Phelan is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. He is married to television producer and screenwriter Joan Rater. Phelan is best known for his work on ABC's ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which he has been nominated for two Emmy ...

who also works on the show. She has been nominated, along with the rest of the ''Grey's Anatomy'' crew, for two

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

s in 2006 and 2007, both for "Outstanding Drama Series". Also for the ''Grey's Anatomy'' crew, she has won one

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

for "New Series" in 2006, and has been nominated for two others in 2006 and 2007, both for "Dramatic Series". She and her husband joined the show at the beginning of the second season. They have since become executive producers and run the writers room with show creator

Shonda Rhimes Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television screenwriter, producer, and author. She is best known as the showrunner—creator, head writer, and executive producer—of the television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', it ...

. They will leave the show after the tenth season has ended as they have sealed a two-year deal with

CBS Television Studios CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o ...

. Apart from her ''Grey's Anatomy'' producing and directorial work, she has worked mainly as a writer on television series including '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'', ''

Fling The Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea ( pt, Frente de Luta pela Independência Nacional da Guiné, FLING) was a political movement in Guinea-Bissau. Founded by groups opposed to the Marxist doctrine of Amílcar Cabral and the ...

'', ''

Threat Matrix ''Threat Matrix'' is an American drama television series created by Daniel Voll that aired on ABC from September 18, 2003 to January 29, 2004 which lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti-t ...

'', '' MDs'' and ''

Push, Nevada ''Push, Nevada'' is an American mystery television series set in the fictional town of Push, Nevada. It premiered on September 17, 2002 on ABC, and ran for 7 episodes before it became one of the first shows to be canceled during the Fall 2002 sea ...

''. She has also produced for ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' and served as executive story editor on ''Threat Matrix'' and '' 10-8: Officers on Duty''.

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