Marguerite "Meg" Kelly Rizzoli is an American television

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screenwriter who has received three

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Biography

Kelly was born as one of four children to journalists Thomas and Marguerite Kelly. Her brother was Michael Kelly, a magazine editor and journalist who was killed in 2003 while covering the

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, and one of her sisters is Katie Kelly, a journalist and children's book writer. A former actress, she joined

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at the age of about twelve or thirteen, touring Russia with them. In 1978 she began studying at the Catholic University of America before dropping out to attend the

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in New York City from 1980 to 1982. In New York she landed a

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role from 1988 to 1989 in a run of the play '' The Devil's Disciple''. She moved to Los Angeles with her husband, actor Tony Rizzoli. She began writing screenplays and was a finalist for the

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, turning to screenwriting for daytime TV shows because she could easily integrate that job with raising her children.

Positions held

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: 2000 - April 6, 2005 '' Days of Our Lives'' * Co-Head Writer (with

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): October 5, 2006 - January 24, 2008 *Script Writer: September 6, 2006 - January 24, 2008 '' One Life to Live'' *Breakdown Writer: July 12, 2005 - Nov 21, 2006

Awards and nominations

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'' *Win, 2002, 2004 and 2005, Best Writing, ''As the World Turns'' *Nomination, 2003, Best Writing, ''As the World Turns''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Meg American soap opera writers Daytime Emmy Award winners American women television writers Women soap opera writers American stage actresses Catholic University of America alumni Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people)