Nancy Williams Watt is an American writer known for her work on television soap operas. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 9, 1948, to Associated Press editor Edward Williams and newswoman Sheila O'Brien Williams Barnes.

Positions held

'' All My Children'' *Secretary to Agnes Nixon, Wisner Washam, Jack Wood, Lorraine Broderick, Caroline Franz et al. (1979–1981) '' Days of Our Lives'' *Script Writer (April 2, 2012 – July 27, 2012) *Associate Head Writer (September 13, 2011 – March 30, 2012) ''

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'' *Script Writer/Breakdown Writer (1983–1985) ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

'' (hired by James E. Reilly) *Script Writer (1999 – September 2007) '' Guiding Light'' *Script Writer/Outline Writer (1986–1993) *Co-Head Writer (1994 – November 1994) *Script Editor/Associate Headwriter (1993–1999)

Awards and nominations

She has been nominated for nine

Daytime Emmy 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 (N ...

awards in the category Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team from 1989 to 2003, and won three times, twice for Guiding Light in 1990 and 1993 and also for Days of Our Lives in 2011–2012. Her first nomination was shared with Pamela K. Long, Trent Jones,

Nancy Curlee Nancy Curlee is an American soap opera writer. She was head writer of ''Guiding Light'' from 1990 to 1994. Her time at the helm of ''GL'' is often considered a golden period for the show. Curlee is married to fellow soap opera writer Stephen Demor ...

, Stephen Demorest,

Richard Culliton Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a head writer, and three Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University. His w ...

, Pete T. Rich,

Melissa Salmons Melissa Salmons is an American writer known for her work on television soap operas, known for her work on Days of Our Lives. Positions held '' Another World'' *Script Writer (1999 – June 25, 1999) ''As the World Turns'' *Script Writer (1 ...

, and N. Gail Lawrence, while her first win was shared with the previous plus Jeff Ryder, Garret Foster, Peter Brash, and Patty Gideon Sloan. Williams Watt has also been nominated for seven

Writers Guild of America Awards 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 T ...

, in the Daytime Serials category, from 1989 to 2001, and won once in 1992. Her first nomination was shared with Pamela K. Long, Stephen Demorest, Trent Jones,

, Pete T. Rich,

, N. Gail Lawrence,

, and Nancy Franklin, while her win was shared with the latter, minus Jones, Culliton and Franklin, and including James E. Reilly, Bill Elverman, and Michael Conforti.

Daytime Emmy Awards 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 (N ...

WINS *(1990 & 1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2012; Best Writing; ''Days of Our Lives'') NOMINATIONS *(1989, 1992 & 1999; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2001, 2002 & 2003; Best Writing; ''Passions'') Writers Guild of America Award WINS *(1992 season; ''Guiding Light'') *(2014 season; ''Days of Our Lives'') NOMINATIONS *(1989, 1995, 1996, 1998 & 1999 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(2001 season; ''Passions'') *(2013 season; ''Days of Our Lives'')

Head writing tenure

External links

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