Michelle "Shelly" Altman is an American

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

writer who is known as breakdown and associate head writer of numerous American daytime soap operas, including '' Another World'', ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' and ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

''.

Career

In 1987, Altman co-wrote a screenplay for ''Sweet Lorraine''. From 1995 to 1999, Altman and

Jean Passanante Jean Passanante (born June 26, 1953) is an American television screenwriter, best known for her work in soap opera, daytime soap operas. Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles's ''Return of the S ...

were associate head writers of '' Another World'' and from 1999 to 2011 held the same position while doing ''

''. From 2013 to 2015 Altman was a co-head writer of ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' along with Jean Passanante. In 2015, Altman and Passanante replaced

Ron Carlivati Ronald David Carlivati (born November 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his tenures as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap operas ''One Life to Live'' and ''General Hospital''. He is currently serving a position as head w ...

, who was the head writer of ''

'' since 2012. Altman had been the show's associate head co-writer since 2011, prior to which she was its breakdown writer.

Awards and nominations

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 ...

Win *(2008; Best Writing; ''One Life To Live'') *(2014; Best Writing; ''The Young and the Restless'') Nominations *(1996; Best Writing; ''Another World'') *(2002, 2006, 2009; Best Writing; ''One Life To Live'') *(2012, 2013; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'')

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 ...

Win *(2016; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'') Nominations *(2003 and 2005 season; ''One Life To Live'') *(1997 season; ''Another World'')

HW history

References

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