Gillian Horvath

Gillian Horvath (born April 12, 1966) is a television writer and producer in the United States and Canada.

Gillian Horvath
Born (1966-04-12) April 12, 1966
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationYale University
OccupationTelevision writer/producer
Years active1989-present

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

Film

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
  1. "Gillian Horvath - Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. "Writer - Gillian Horvath". Xenaville.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Women In Film + Television Vancouver - Gillian Horvath". WomenInFilm.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. Chow, Jason. "Sanctuary Media Kit". ISSUU.org. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. "Miami Vice, Miracle Man - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. "PWFC Road Trip Portland - guests". PWFC.org. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. Speakman, Christine I. "An Evening at Joe's Review". Rainofhearts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. "Gillian Horvath - Filmography - Producer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. "Gillian Horvath - Filmography - Writer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. "Interview: Gillian Horvath (part two)". PinkRaygun.com. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. "TrekToday - WGA's Strike Sci-Fi Themed Day". TrekToday.com. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. McDole, Jill M (21 April 2011). "Chicks in Capes". impactonline.co. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  13. Andreeva, Nellie (3 October 2012). "Syfy, Hulu Acquire 'Primeval: New World'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. Moore, Debi (28 March 2013). "Canadian Primeval Spinoff Primeval: New World Heading to Syfy This June". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  15. "FANomenon (2013) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  16. "Beverly Hills, 90210 - Series - Awards - TV Tango". TVtango.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. "On the Other Hand, Death - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  18. "2019 WriteHer List". WeForShe. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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