Wendy West is an American television producer and writer. She worked on the Showtime drama '' Dexter'' as a writer and producer, and been nominated multiple times for Primetime Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for her work.

Biography

West graduated from Carleton College. While there, she was active in theater and directed John Guare's "

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." West began working in television for the first season of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. She also worked as a co-producer and writer for ''

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'' and ''

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''. She gained a further production role as a supervising producer and writer for ''

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''. She became a supervising producer and writer for the fourth season of the Showtime drama '' Dexter'' in autumn 2009 and was nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Series at the February 2010 ceremony for that work. She was promoted to co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2010 and continued to write episodes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Wendy American television producers American women television producers American television writers Living people American women television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Carleton College alumni 21st-century American women