Rebecca Sinclair is a writer and producer for American television. Currently, she is the showrunner for the television series 90210

90210 (TV series)

90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...

. She served as co-executive producer on the CW series Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

and as a writer on Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series, created by Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season...

, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Las Vegas

Las Vegas (TV series)

Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...

. She lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009, Sinclair signed a deal with CBS productions to stay on board as showrunner of 90210

90210 (TV series)

90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...

 until its third season in 2011.

In March 2011, Sinclair announced her plans to exit 90210

90210 (TV series)

90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...

in order to follow other creative interests. According to a CBS rep, Sinclair leaves on good terms with the studio, who brought in Sinclair as a saving force for the CW drama in its first season. Variety

Variety (magazine)

Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...

 cites Sinclair's exit as a positive step forward for both Sinclair and female executives in Hollywood: ""90210's" Sinclair recently announced her intent to bow out of the show after this season to pursue other passions, like penning a novel. But the experience gained in her time at the helm will enhance her career no matter what she chooses to do next.".

She is the daughter of Harvard University astrophysics professor Robert Kirshner

Robert Kirshner

Robert Kirshner is the Clowes Professor of Science in the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University. Kirshner has worked in several areas of astronomy including the physics of supernovae, supernova remnants, the Large-scale structure of the cosmos, and the use of Supernovae...

 and the great-granddaughter of William Rand

William Rand (printer)

William H. Rand was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. As a young man, he was an apprentice at his brothers' print shop in Boston. He was enticed west in September, 1849, by the California Gold Rush. He settled in Los Angeles and co-founded the state's first newspaper, the Los Angeles Star...

.

She married New Zealand filmmaker and musician Harry Sinclair

Harry Sinclair

Harry Sinclair is a film director, writer, and actor. In his early career he was an actor and member of The Front Lawn, a musical theater duo. He went on to write and direct several short films, a TV series and three feature films.-Background:...

 in December 2008.

Freaks & Geeks

• "The Diary" (First Aired: Monday January 31, 2000)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• "Out of My Mind
  Out of My Mind (Buffy episode)
  "Out of My Mind" is the fourth episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Plot synopsis:At the cemetery, Buffy stalks her vampire prey, killing several new vampires with a little unwanted help from both Riley and Spike. Riley demonstrates quite a bit of enthusiasm and new...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday October 17, 2000)
• "Listening to Fear" (First Aired: Tuesday November 28, 2000)
• "Tough Love
  Tough Love (Buffy episode)
  "Tough Love" is the 19th episode of season 5 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy withdraws from school in order to better look after Dawn, who has been skipping school and shirking her responsibilities since her mother's death. Buffy assumes a new role as head of household...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday May 1, 2001)
• "Tabula Rasa
  Tabula Rasa (Buffy episode)
  "Tabula Rasa" is the eighth episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It explores the characters not as they are, but as they could be, after they lose their memory to a spell gone awry.- Plot synopsis :...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday November 13, 2001)
• "Hell's Bells
  Hell's Bells (Buffy episode)
  "Hell's Bells" is the 16th episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Plot synopsis :Buffy and Willow criticize their bright green dresses and talk about the rehearsal dinner from the night before. It was explained that Anya's friends are circus people, which explains...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday March 5, 2002)
• "Help
  Help (Buffy episode)
  "Help" is the fourth episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Plot:Once the lights are turned out at a funeral home, Buffy, Xander and Dawn climb out of caskets. They chat about Buffy's nervousness about her new job and the struggle she may face...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday October 15, 2002)
• "Potential
  Potential (Buffy episode)
  "Potential" is the twelfth episode of season 7 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Plot synopsis:Two Potential Slayers, Rona and Vi, walk alone in the cemetery until Spike knocks Rona out of the way, grabs Vi and leans in for the kill. Buffy and the other Slayers watch and learn from...
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday January 21, 2003)
• "Touched
  Touched (Buffy episode)
  "Touched" is the 20th episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Plot:After being ejected from her home when the Scooby Gang loses faith in her leadership, a depressed Buffy is comforted by Spike....
  
  " (First Aired: Tuesday May 6, 2003)

Las Vegas

• "Jokers and Fools" (First Aired: Monday October 13, 2003)
• "The Strange Life of Bob" (First Aired: Monday April 19, 2004)

Gilmore Girls

Co- Executive Producer (S7)

• "Emily Says Hello" (First Aired: Tuesday November 16, 2004)
• "How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?" (First Aired: Tuesday May 3, 2005)
• "Always a Godmother, Never a God" (First Aired: Tuesday October 4, 2005)
• "Bridesmaid Revisited" (First Aired: Tuesday February 28, 2006)
• "That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee" (First Aired: Tuesday October 3, 2006)
• "Go, Bulldogs!" (First Aired: Tuesday November 7, 2006)
• "Santa's Secret Stuff" (First Aired: Tuesday January 23, 2007)
• "I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia" (First Aired: Tuesday February 6, 2007)
• "I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar" (First Aired: Tuesday February 20, 2007)
• "Hay Bale Maze" (First Aired: Tuesday April 17, 2007)

90210

Showrunner (Seasons 2 & 3), Executive Producer (from episode "Secrets and Lies")

Writer:-

• "Okaeri, Donna!" (First Aired: Tuesday April 14, 2009)
• "Between a Sign and a Hard Place" (First Aired: Tuesday April 21, 2009)
• "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer" (First Aired: Tuesday May 19, 2009)
• "To New Beginnings" (First Aired: Tuesday September 8, 2009)
• "Women's Intuiton" (First Aired: Tuesday November 3, 2009)
• "And Away They Go" (First Aired: Tuesday December 1, 2009)
• "Girl Fight" (First Aired: Tuesday March 16, 2010)
• "Confessions" (First Aired: Tuesday May 18, 2010)
• "Holiday Madness" (First Aired: Monday December 6, 2010)
• "The Enchanted Donkey" (First Aired: Monday April 18, 2011)
• "To the Future!" (First Aired: Monday May 16, 2011)

Print Work

• "Sonnenblume," Tales of the Slayers
  Tales of the Slayers
  Tales of the Slayers is a Dark Horse Comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novel that consists of multiple stories written by Joss Whedon, Amber Benson, and others which tell of different members of the Slayer line....
  
   (2002)
• "The War Between the States," Tales of the Slayer
  Tales of the Slayer
  Tales of the Slayer are volumes containing prose short stories. Four volumes of this series have been released, all published by Pocket Books...
  
  , Vol. 2 (2003)

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