Jill Soloway
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Jill Soloway is an American comedian, playwright, a feminist and an Emmy-nominated television writer.
Soloway was an executive producer and show-runner of the Showtime show The United States of Tara
created by writer Diablo Cody
. Soloway exited the show in November 2009. Soloway served as writer and co-executive producer on the HBO original series, Six Feet Under which ran from 2001 to 2005 for five seasons. Before joining the writing staff of Six Feet Under in 2002, she wrote for The Oblongs
, Nikki
and The Steve Harvey Show
. Since Six Feet Under, she has written on Dirty Sexy Money
, Grey's Anatomy
, Tell Me You Love Me
and The United States of Tara
.
Soloway has written six episodes of Six Feet Under and co-wrote an episode with producer Craig Wright
, who is executive producer of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money
which Soloway has also worked on as a consulting producer.
In addition to television, she has also written a movie for marc platt productions called Tricycle. Soloway and her sister Faith Soloway
, have written and produced plays such as The Real Live Brady Bunch and The Miss Vagina Pageant. She also sold a pilot script to HBO called Jewess Jones about a female superhero.
Soloway is a strong supporter of feminism
and also co-founded the organization OBJECT.
She wrote the novella Jodi K., which was published in the collection Three Kinds of Asking For It: Erotic Novellas edited by Susie Bright
. Jill's first novel, Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants: Based on a True Story, was released in hardcover in 2005, and then in paperback in 2006.
Soloway was an executive producer and show-runner of the Showtime show The United States of Tara
The United States of Tara
United States of Tara is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which began airing on Showtime in 2009. The series follows the life of Tara , a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder....
created by writer Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody
Brook Busey , better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter, writer, blogger, journalist, and author. She was first known for her candid chronicling of her year as a stripper in her Pussy Ranch blog and her 2006 memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper...
. Soloway exited the show in November 2009. Soloway served as writer and co-executive producer on the HBO original series, Six Feet Under which ran from 2001 to 2005 for five seasons. Before joining the writing staff of Six Feet Under in 2002, she wrote for The Oblongs
The Oblongs
The Oblongs is an American animated television program aimed at teenagers and adults. It is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in creator Angus Oblong's picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children...
, Nikki
Nikki
Nikki may refer to:*Nikki , a given name In music:*"Nikki", orchestral composition by Burt Bacharach dedicated to his daughter*Nikki , a Japanese-American singer*Nikki, an album by Japanese rock band Quruli...
and The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.-Synopsis:...
. Since Six Feet Under, she has written on Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment...
, Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
, Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and on The Movie Network on September 9, 2007.The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg,...
and The United States of Tara
The United States of Tara
United States of Tara is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which began airing on Showtime in 2009. The series follows the life of Tara , a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder....
.
Soloway has written six episodes of Six Feet Under and co-wrote an episode with producer Craig Wright
Craig Wright
Craig Wright is the name of:*Craig Wright , American playwright, television writer, and producer*Craig Wright , Scottish cricketer*Craig R. Wright, American baseball writer and proponent of sabermetrics...
, who is executive producer of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment...
which Soloway has also worked on as a consulting producer.
In addition to television, she has also written a movie for marc platt productions called Tricycle. Soloway and her sister Faith Soloway
Faith Soloway
Faith Soloway is a folk-rock musician, comedic performer, and creator of several folk-rock musicals, based in the Boston area. She studied theater at Indiana University and performed improv comedy regularly, along with leaving school to tour with Second City...
, have written and produced plays such as The Real Live Brady Bunch and The Miss Vagina Pageant. She also sold a pilot script to HBO called Jewess Jones about a female superhero.
Soloway is a strong supporter of feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
and also co-founded the organization OBJECT.
She wrote the novella Jodi K., which was published in the collection Three Kinds of Asking For It: Erotic Novellas edited by Susie Bright
Susie Bright
Susannah "Susie" Bright is an American writer, speaker, teacher, audio-show host, and performer, all on the subject of sexuality....
. Jill's first novel, Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants: Based on a True Story, was released in hardcover in 2005, and then in paperback in 2006.
Six Feet Under episodes
- "Back to the Garden" (2002)
- "I'll Take You" (2002)
- "Making Love Work" (2003)
- "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" (2003)
- "Parallel Play" (2004)
- "The Black Forest" (2004) with Craig WrightCraig WrightCraig Wright is the name of:*Craig Wright , American playwright, television writer, and producer*Craig Wright , Scottish cricketer*Craig R. Wright, American baseball writer and proponent of sabermetrics...
- "The Rainbow of Her Reasons" (2005)