Gillian Horvath
Gillian Horvath | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 12, 1966
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | Television writer/producer |
Years active | 1989-present |
Gillian Horvath (born April 12, 1966) is a television writer and producer in the United States and Canada.
Background[]
Horvath was born and raised in New York City.[1] Her mother was a social worker;[2] her father, producer/director Imre Horvath,[1] was an editor and documentary producer at CBS News.[3] Horvath attended Yale University, where she graduated cum laude from the Film Studies program.[4] While attending Yale, she also held internships at NBC Entertainment and Universal Television.[2]
Career[]
Horvath's first story made it to television in 1989.[5] In 1993 she joined the team of the Highlander TV series. She spent four seasons with the series, first as Script Coordinator and later as Associate Creative Consultant, and she had a hand in creating some of the show's most enduring characters (including Adam Pierson and Alexa Bond).[6] Horvath oversaw Highlander's tie-in novels and other ancillary products, and represented the series at media conventions around the world.[6] She also edited (and contributed to) An Evening at Joe's, a collection of stories written by the cast and crew of the series.[7]
Horvath has since served as writer-producer on a number of sci-fi and action shows, including Sanctuary and Flash Gordon.[8] Other notable TV writing credits include scripts for Xena: Warrior Princess, Forever Knight, Quantum Leap, and the original Beverly Hills, 90210.[9]
During the 2007-08 WGA Strike, Horvath founded the Pink Hat Brigade, a group of female science-fiction and genre writers.[10][11] Her original superhero creation, "The Survivor," was introduced in the Chicks in Capes anthology of female superheroes written by women authors, published by Moonstone Books in 2011.[6][12]
In 2012, Horvath developed and executive produced Primeval: New World, the North American spin-off of the UK hit series Primeval.[13][14] She appeared as herself in the 2013 film FANomenon.[15] From 2015-2016, Horvath was Co-Executive Producer on the final season of Beauty & the Beast for The CW.[3]
Writing credits[]
Television[]
- Miami Vice (1989)
- Quantum Leap (1992)
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993)
- Forever Knight (1994-1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1996)
- Baywatch (1997)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1998)
- Shadow Raiders (1999)
- Queen of Swords (2001)
- MythQuest (2001)
- Beastmaster (2002)
- Adventure Inc. (2002-2003)
- Largo Winch (2003)
- Andromeda (2004-2005)
- Young Blades (2005)
- Painkiller Jane (2007)
- Flash Gordon (2007-2008)
- Sanctuary (2010-2011)
- The Haunting Hour: The Series (2011-2012)
- Primeval: New World (2012-2013)
- Olympus (2015)
- Beauty and the Beast (2015-2016)
Film[]
- Highlander: Endgame (2000)
- On the Other Hand, Death (2008)
Awards[]
Horvath's episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, "Perfectly Perfect," earned the 1993 Scott Newman Drug Abuse Prevention Award for its depiction of diet pill abuse.[4][16] Her 2008 detective feature, On the Other Hand, Death, was nominated for a 2009 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[17] Her script "The Book of Ruth" was recognized as one of 2019's top television pilot scripts on WeForShe's 5th annual WriteHer List.[18]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gillian Horvath - Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Writer - Gillian Horvath". Xenaville.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Women In Film + Television Vancouver - Gillian Horvath". WomenInFilm.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Chow, Jason. "Sanctuary Media Kit". ISSUU.org. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Miami Vice, Miracle Man - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "PWFC Road Trip Portland - guests". PWFC.org. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Speakman, Christine I. "An Evening at Joe's Review". Rainofhearts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Gillian Horvath - Filmography - Producer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Gillian Horvath - Filmography - Writer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Interview: Gillian Horvath (part two)". PinkRaygun.com. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "TrekToday - WGA's Strike Sci-Fi Themed Day". TrekToday.com. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ McDole, Jill M (21 April 2011). "Chicks in Capes". impactonline.co. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 October 2012). "Syfy, Hulu Acquire 'Primeval: New World'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Moore, Debi (28 March 2013). "Canadian Primeval Spinoff Primeval: New World Heading to Syfy This June". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "FANomenon (2013) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Beverly Hills, 90210 - Series - Awards - TV Tango". TVtango.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "On the Other Hand, Death - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "2019 WriteHer List". WeForShe. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
External links[]
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- Gillian Horvath at IMDb
- Interview at Pink Raygun.com
- "Meet Gillian Horvath" at Wendy D Photography
- American women television writers
- American television writers
- American television producers
- American women television producers
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian television producers
- Yale University alumni
- Living people
- 1966 births