Jean Higgins
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Jean Higgins is an American television and film producer. She has worked on the series Lost
and CSI: Miami
. She won an Emmy Award
for outstanding drama series at the September 2005 ceremony
for her work on the first season of Lost. She also won a Producers Guild of America Award
for television producer of the year in episodic for the first season.
in 1985. She was a producer for the 1999 film Arlington Road
.
She became a line producer for the first season of CSI: Miami
in 2002. She left the series at the end of the first season in 2003.
She joined the crew of Lost
as a co-producer on the pilot episode in 2004. She returned as a co-producer for the first season and was promoted to line producer mid-way through the season. Higgins and the producers won an Emmy Award
for outstanding drama series at the September 2005 ceremony
and a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award
for television producer of the year in episodic for their work on the first season. She returned as a line producer for the second season in 2005. Higgins and the producers were nominated for the PGA award for television producer of the year for the second season but did not win. She was promoted to co-executive producer for the third season. She remained a co-executive producer for the fourth season
. The producers were nominated for both the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series at the September 2008 ceremony
and the PGA award for telelvision producer of the year for their work on the fourth season. Higgins remained a co-executive producer for the fifth season
and was again nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series at the September 2009 ceremony
and the PGA award for telelvision producer of the year. She was promoted to executive producer for the series sixth and final season
.
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
and CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
. She won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for outstanding drama series at the September 2005 ceremony
57th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS....
for her work on the first season of Lost. She also won a Producers Guild of America Award
Producers Guild of America Award
The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product...
for television producer of the year in episodic for the first season.
Career
She began her career as a producer working in feature films as a line producer and associate producer. Her first film was Movers & ShakersMovers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers is a 1985 comedy movie distributed by MGM. It stars Walter Matthau and was directed by William Asher.The story follows the head of production at a Hollywood studio who wants to make a movie to fulfill a promise made to a dying friend....
in 1985. She was a producer for the 1999 film Arlington Road
Arlington Road
Arlington Road is a 1999 American drama/mystery film, which tells the story of a widowed George Washington University professor who suspects his new neighbors are involved in terrorism and becomes obsessed with foiling their terrorist plot. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, and...
.
She became a line producer for the first season of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
in 2002. She left the series at the end of the first season in 2003.
She joined the crew of Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
as a co-producer on the pilot episode in 2004. She returned as a co-producer for the first season and was promoted to line producer mid-way through the season. Higgins and the producers won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for outstanding drama series at the September 2005 ceremony
57th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS....
and a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award
Producers Guild of America Award
The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product...
for television producer of the year in episodic for their work on the first season. She returned as a line producer for the second season in 2005. Higgins and the producers were nominated for the PGA award for television producer of the year for the second season but did not win. She was promoted to co-executive producer for the third season. She remained a co-executive producer for the fourth season
Lost (season 4)
The fourth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States, and on CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008...
. The producers were nominated for both the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series at the September 2008 ceremony
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest and televised in the United States on ABC.The Creative Arts Awards...
and the PGA award for telelvision producer of the year for their work on the fourth season. Higgins remained a co-executive producer for the fifth season
Lost (season 5)
The fifth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the ABC network in the United States and on A in Canada in January 2009, and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 13, 2009...
and was again nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series at the September 2009 ceremony
61st Primetime Emmy Awards
The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on September 20, 2009. CBS broadcast the Primetime event and E! the Creative Arts event; both take place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The nominations for the Awards were announced on July 16....
and the PGA award for telelvision producer of the year. She was promoted to executive producer for the series sixth and final season
Lost (season 6)
The sixth and final season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing in the United States and Canada on February 2, 2010. The sixth-season premiere was the first to climb in the ratings year-over-year since the second season, drawing 12.1 million viewers. The season...
.