Liz Friedman is an American

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and

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known especially for her work on '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for co-writing the pilot episode of

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original series ''

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''.

Career

She wrote and produced episodes of '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', early in her writing career. Friedman was co-creator, writer, and executive producer of ''

''. Soon after, she along with fellow ''

'' writers,

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, and Thomas L. Moran wrote episodes for ''

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''. She wrote for ''

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.'' and ''

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'' before joining the writing staff of ''House'' in Season 2. Friedman graduated from the

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in Boston, followed by

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with a degree in sociology. Her thesis was entitled "A Feminist and Class-based Analysis of Slasher Films". She also co-wrote the pilot episode of

original series ''

'' with the creator of the show,

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. The two were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode in

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. Friedman also worked on the Netflix series ''

'', which has been critically acclaimed after its first season 13 episodes, released in 2015. She currently works as an executive producer for '' The Good Doctor''.

Select ''House'' episodes

*2.07 - "

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" (written) *3.10 - " Merry Little Christmas" (written) *3.21 - "

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" (written) *4.11 - " Frozen" (written) *5.17 - " The Softer Side" (written)

Version by Hudson Leick

Liz Friedman was portrayed by the actress

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(most famous for playing

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) on two

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of the TV series ''

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'' – " Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules" and " For Those of You Just Joining Us". Leick portrayed an over-the-top, chain-smoking version of Liz Friedman who was the cynical voice of reason amongst the producers.

Personal life

Friedman is openly

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. She is married to Yvette Abatte.

References

External links

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