Sally Sussman Morina is an American documentary filmmaker, television writer, and producer.

Personal life

She is married to

Anthony Morina Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton ...

, a CBS Daytime director and producer. She has gone by her married name Sally Sussman Morina on various projects. She is based in

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Career

In May 2016, the feature documentary, ''Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey'' which was Directed, Written and Produced by Sally Sussman had its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film has shown in festivals all over the world and is currently in its theatrical release and available on Sundance Now. https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt3511510/?ref_=sch_int On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as ''The Young and the Restlesss new head writer and Co-Executive Producer. Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and is aired on December 7, 2016. On July 31, 2017, Daytime Confidential announced that both

Kay Alden Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Career Alden began writing for ''The Young and the Restless'' as a script writer in 19 ...

and Sussman will be departing from the show, with

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being named as the new head writer.

Positions held

''Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey'' * Director/Writer/Producer ''

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, ...

'' * Head Writer: December 7, 2016 – October 24, 2017 *Co- Executive Producer: December 7, 2016 – October 24, 2017 *Associate Head Writer: June 10, 2005 - November 2006 *Breakdown Writer: June 10, 2005 - November 2006 *Writer: 1984 - 1988 *Storyline Consultant: January 1983 – 1988 (hired by

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

), May 17, 2005 - May 12, 2006 (hired by John F. Smith) '' The Facts of Life'' *Writer '' Knots Landing'' *Writer '' Freshman Dorm'' *Writer '' Another World'' *Script Writer: 1996 '' Days of Our Lives'' *Head Writer: January 8, 1998 - October 15, 1999 *Co-Head Writer: November 21, 1997 - January 5, 1998 *Associate Head Writer: 1996-1997 (hired by James E. Reilly) '' Generations'' *Creator * Head Writer: March 27, 1989 - January 25, 1991 * Executive Producer: March 27, 1989 - January 25, 1991 ''

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'' *Executive Producer: 2001 *Head Writer: 2001 *

Awards and nominations

Cannes Film Festival Nominated, Golden Camera Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey Nominated, Golden Eye Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey

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 ...

*NOMINATIONS (1998, 1999; Best Writing; Days Of Our Lives) & (1986, 1987 & 2006 Best Writing; The Young And The Restless) *WIN (2006; Best Writing; The Young And The Restless) Writers Guild of America Award *NOMINATIONS: (2005 & 2006 season; The Young And The Restless); (1999 season; Days Of Our Lives) *WINS: (2005 season; The Young And The Restless); (1999 season; Days Of Our Lives)

Head writing tenures

Executive Producing Tenure

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morina, Sally Sussman Living people American soap opera writers Soap opera producers Writers Guild of America Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American women television writers Women soap opera writers American women television producers 21st-century American women writers