Lizzy Weiss is an American screenwriter,

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and

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. Weiss was born and raised in

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. She graduated from Duke University in 1992 with a

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and

Women’s Studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...

. Weiss continued her education at

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and got a

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in Communication in 1993. After she finished her education she had a number of writing jobs until in 1999 Weiss wrote for the MTV original film ''Holding Patterns''. This was the first time that she was paid for her writing. Although the film did not air, she was hired again by MTV to write for the TV series ''

Undressed ''Undressed'' is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999, to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé. Synopsis The series follows the relationships (both rom ...

''. While writing for MTV she was given an article called ''Surf Girls of Maui'' from ''Outside'' magazine. She wrote a script for a film that was similar to the article. After John Stockwell was hired to direct the film ''

Blue Crush ''Blue Crush'' is a 2002 sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 ''Outside'' magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem. The film tells the story of ...

'', Weiss was chosen to write for the film. In an interview with

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, Weiss expresses her love for how the script "wrestles with the problem of how to be 'a girl' & how to be 'an athlete' at the same time -- how to be in love." This conflict of "how to be in love and be taken care of, but also be in charge" features prominently in the film. Weiss' other television credits include '' Cashmere Mafia'' and the ABC Family series '' Switched at Birth'', in which she is creator and executive producer. In 2012, Weiss won the 2012

Gracie Allen Award The Gracie Awards are awards presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWM) in the United States, to celebrate and honor programming created for women, by women, and about women, as well as individuals who have made exemplary contr ...

for Outstanding Producer for ''Switched at Birth''. ''Switched at Birth'' was also honored with 2013 Peabody Award.

References

* Waldman, Alan. "Screenwriter Lizzy Weiss on Blue Crush." Films 42. 11 Nov 200
Screenwriter Lizzy Weiss on ''BLUE CRUSH''

External links

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