Liz Friedman is a writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 and producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

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Career

She wrote and produced episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....

, early in her writing career. Friedman was co-creator, writer, and executive producer of Young Hercules

Young Hercules

Young Hercules is a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the title role.-Plot:...

. Soon after, she along with fellow House writers, Lawrence Kaplow

Lawrence Kaplow

Lawrence Kaplow is an American television writer and producer most notable for his work on the FOX series House. He won the 2005 Writers Guild of America Award for "Outstanding Television Script, Episodic Drama" for the House episode "Autopsy" .In addition to House, Kaplow has written for Family...

, Leonard Dick

Leonard Dick

Leonard Dick is an award-winning television writer and producer who is currently writing for The Good Wife .Leonard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended high school at Upper Canada College, where he was elected head of Howard's House, and thus served on the Board of Stewards.Leonard attended...

, and Thomas L. Moran wrote episodes for Hack. She wrote for The O.C. and Numb3rs before joining the writing staff of House

House (TV series)

House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...

in Season 2. Friedman majored in sociology at Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...

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Select House episodes

• 2.07 - "Hunting" (written)
• 2.22 - "Forever" (written)
• 3.10 - "Merry Little Christmas" (written)
• 3.21 - "Family" (written)
• 4.11 - "Frozen" (written)
• 5.17 - "The Softer Side" (written)

Version by Hudson Leick

Liz Friedman was portrayed by the actress Hudson Leick

Hudson Leick

Heidi Hudson Leick is an American actress, known for her role as villain Callisto in the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. She is a certified Yoga instructor and intuitive counselor at the Healing Heart Yoga Center.-Biography:...

 on two episodes of the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...

– Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules and For Those of You Just Joining Us. Hudson portrayed Liz Friedman as the producer of the show, but with a different appearance.

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