Lisa Connor
Encyclopedia
Lisa Connor is an American soap opera
writer, producer, and director. She is currently a writer on the ABC Daytime
drama, All My Children
.
As the World Turns
Guiding Light
One Life to Live
(hired by Michael Malone
)
The Young and the Restless
(hired by Maria Arena Bell
& Hogan Sheffer
)
NOMINATIONS
WIN
Writers Guild of America Award
WGA NOMINATION
WGA WIN
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
writer, producer, and director. She is currently a writer on the ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:...
drama, All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
.
Positions held
All My ChildrenAll My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
- Script Writer: March 2010 – present (hired by Lorraine BroderickLorraine BroderickLorraine Broderick is an American television soap opera writer who got her start on All My Children as a protégée of the show's creator, Agnes Nixon.-Bio:...
) - Associate Head Writer: April 2002 - January 5, 2005 (hired by Richard CullitonRichard CullitonRichard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a Head Writer, and two Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University...
) - Supervising Producer: 1999 - March 2002 (hired by Jean Dadario BurkeJean Dadario BurkeJean Dadario Burke is an American television New York City-based soap opera producer and director.-Positions held:All My Children*Executive Producer *Senior Producer *Director...
)
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
- Script Writer: June 23, 2008 - March 2009
- Breakdown Writer: 1997 - 1999, March 3, 2005 - January 24, 2008, April 18, 2008 – present
- Production Assistant: 1989 - 1992 (hired by Laurence CasoLaurence Caso-Career:He is most notable for being the Executive Producer of CBS Daytime's As the World Turns from 1988-1995. During the 1988 Writer's Guild of America strike, he became the show's Head Writer....
)
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
- Script Writer: 1994
- Associate Director: 1992 - 1994
- Production Coordinator: 1980s
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
(hired by Michael Malone
Michael Malone
Michael Malone is an Emmy Award-winning American author and television writer, born in Durham, North Carolina. He is best known for his work on the ABC Daytime drama One Life to Live, as well as for his best-selling works of fiction Handling Sin , Foolscap , and murder mystery First Lady...
)
- Script Writer: 1995 - 1996
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
(hired by Maria Arena Bell
Maria Arena Bell
Maria Arena Bell is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is currently the Head Writer and Executive Producer of CBS Daytime's The Young and the Restless.-Personal:...
& Hogan Sheffer
Hogan Sheffer
Hogan Sheffer is an American Daytime Emmy-winning screenwriter. During the WGA strike, he chose financial core status with the WGA and continued working.-Personal life:...
)
- Script Writer: March 2009 – present
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardsNOMINATIONS
- (2003–2004, 2006; Best Writing; As The World Turns)
- (2001 & 2002; Best Drama Series; All My Children)
- (2000; Best Writing; As The World Turns)
- (1996; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
- (1993; Best Directing; Guiding Light)
WIN
- (1994; Best Directing; Guiding Light)
Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
WGA NOMINATION
- (1997, 1998, 2005 & 2006 Season; ATWT)
WGA WIN
- (2003 Season; AMC)