Moira Walley-Beckett

Moira Walley-Beckett
Moira Walley-Beckett
	Moira Walley-Beckett interviewed on the Flesh and Bone red carpet in 2015
Born	Canada
Occupation	Television, film writer
Nationality	Canadian
Genre	Screenwriting
Notable works	Breaking Bad ; Flesh and Bone ; Anne with an E

Moira Walley-Beckett is a Canadian television actress, producer and writer. She was a writer and producer for the AMC drama Breaking Bad, and the creator of two television series, Flesh and Bone and Anne with an E (titled Anne during the first season).

For her work on Breaking Bad, she won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, three Writers Guild of America Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Golden Globe and a Peabody.

Early life

Walley-Beckett was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and attended the Banff School of Fine Arts.[1] In 1982, she joined the Arts Club Theatre Company.[2]

Career

Walley-Beckett worked from the mid-1980s until the early-2000s as a television actress. She guest-starred on many series, including MacGyver, 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, Chicago Hope, Diagnosis Murder and ER.[3]

She began writing for television in 2007 as a staff writer for the short-lived NBC detective drama Raines, starring Jeff Goldblum. In 2008 she joined the writing staff for the legal drama Eli Stone and penned the episode "Heal the Pain".

She joined Breaking Bad as a story editor for the second season and wrote the episodes "Breakage"[4] and "Over".[5] The second season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the second season.[6] She was promoted to co-producer for the third season in 2010 and wrote the episodes "Mas"[7] and (with Sam Catlin) "Fly." She was promoted again to producer for the fourth season in 2011.

For the fifth season, Walley-Beckett wrote "Gliding Over All" and "Ozymandias"; the latter received universal praise from critics, and has since been called one of the greatest episodes of television ever broadcast. On August 25, 2014 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Ozymandias", becoming the first solo woman to win the award in the Drama category since Ann Biderman won in 1994.[8]

After Breaking Bad ended, Walley-Beckett, a former ballet dancer, created the ballet drama miniseries Flesh and Bone for Starz.[9] The show premiered in November 2015.

In January 2016, it was announced that Walley-Beckett would create, write and executive produce a television series based on children's classic Anne of Green Gables for Canada's CBC.[10] Netflix came aboard in August to distribute the show internationally.[11] The series, Anne with an E (titled Anne during the first season) aired on CBC in Canada and was later made available for streaming on Netflix. The series premiered on March 19, 2017, on CBC and on May 12 internationally. It was renewed for a second season on August 3, 2017, and for a third season in August 2018. Shortly after the third season was released in Fall 2019, CBC and Netflix announced that the series was canceled.

She has written the upcoming film The Grizzlies alongside Justified creator Graham Yost, directed by Miranda de Pencier.[12]

Filmography

Production staff


Year	Show	Role	Notes
2017–2019	Anne with an E	Creator, showrunner, writer	Seasons 1-3
2015	Flesh and Bone	Creator, showrunner, writer	Season 1
2011–12	Pan Am	Producer	Season 1
2013	Breaking Bad	Producer	Season 5
2012			Season 5
2011			Season 4
2010		Co-producer	Season 3
2009		Story editor	Season 2

Writer


Year	Show	Season	Episode Title	Episode	Notes
2017	Anne with an E	1	"Wherever You Are Is My Home"	7
			"Remorse Is the Poison of Life"	6
			"Tightly Knotted to a Similar String"	5
			"An Inward Treasure Born"	4
			"But What Is So Headstrong as Youth?"	3
			"I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me"	2
			"Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny"	1
2015	Flesh and Bone	1	"Scorched Earth"	8
			"Cannon Fodder"	2
			"Bulling Through"	1
2012	Pan Am	1	"Romance Languages"	13
2011			"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"	9	co-wrote with Lydia Woodward
2011			"Eastern Exposure"	4	co-wrote with Jack Orman
2013	Breaking Bad	5	"Ozymandias"	14	also appeared as an extra, a customer at the Whites’ car wash
2012		5	"Gliding Over All"	8
2011		4	"End Times"	12	co-wrote with Thomas Schnauz
			"Bug"	9	co-wrote with Thomas Schnauz
			"Bullet Points"	4
2010		3	"Fly"	10	co-wrote with Sam Catlin
2010		3	"Mas"[7]	5
2009		2	"Over"[5]	10
2009		2	"Breakage"[4]	5
2008	Eli Stone	1	"Heal the Pain"	7	co-wrote with Alex Taub

References

Patch, Nick (July 13, 2014). "Vancouver-raised 'Breaking Bad' scribe celebrates Emmy nod for beloved episode". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
Leiren-Young, Mark (March 11, 2014). "ARTS CLUB ANNIVERSARY ESSAY: "THE ARTS CLUB ON SCREEN"" (PDF). Arts Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
"Talking to Moira Walley-Beckett about the 'punishing, challenging' world of Flesh and Bone". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
Johan Renck (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2009-04-05). "Breakage". Breaking Bad. Season 2. Episode 5. AMC.
Phil Abraham (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2009-05-10). "Over". Breaking Bad. Season 2. Episode 10. AMC.
"2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
Johan Renck (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2010-04-18). "Mas". Breaking Bad. Season 3. Episode 5. AMC.
Alter, Charlotte (August 26, 2014). "Vince Gilligan Thought True Detective Would Win the Emmy for Best Drama". Time. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
Andreeva, Nellie (2014-01-26). "Ballet Drama 'Flesh And Bone' Gets Series Order At Starz, Casts Lead". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-01-12). "'Anne Of Green Gables' Series Greenlit At CBC; Moira Walley-Beckett Writing". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-08-22). "Netflix Boards CBC's 'Anne Of Green Gables' Adaptation; Niki Caro To Helm Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
McNary, Dave (2016-02-18). "'Goat' Actor Ben Schnetzer to Star in Arctic Drama 'The Grizzlies'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

External links

Moira Walley-Beckett at IMDb

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Patch, Nick (July 13, 2014). "Vancouver-raised 'Breaking Bad' scribe celebrates Emmy nod for beloved episode". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 24, 2014.

[2] Leiren-Young, Mark (March 11, 2014). "ARTS CLUB ANNIVERSARY ESSAY: "THE ARTS CLUB ON SCREEN"" (PDF). Arts Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

[3] "Talking to Moira Walley-Beckett about the 'punishing, challenging' world of Flesh and Bone". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[Breakage-4] Johan Renck (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2009-04-05). "Breakage". Breaking Bad. Season 2. Episode 5. AMC.

[Over-5] Phil Abraham (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2009-05-10). "Over". Breaking Bad. Season 2. Episode 10. AMC.

[WGA_09_Official-6] "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12.

[Mas-7] Johan Renck (director); Moira Walley-Becket (writer) (2010-04-18). "Mas". Breaking Bad. Season 3. Episode 5. AMC.

[8] Alter, Charlotte (August 26, 2014). "Vince Gilligan Thought True Detective Would Win the Emmy for Best Drama". Time. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

[9] Andreeva, Nellie (2014-01-26). "Ballet Drama 'Flesh And Bone' Gets Series Order At Starz, Casts Lead". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[10] Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-01-12). "'Anne Of Green Gables' Series Greenlit At CBC; Moira Walley-Beckett Writing". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[11] Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-08-22). "Netflix Boards CBC's 'Anne Of Green Gables' Adaptation; Niki Caro To Helm Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[12] McNary, Dave (2016-02-18). "'Goat' Actor Ben Schnetzer to Star in Arctic Drama 'The Grizzlies'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
1950s	Reginald Rose for Twelve Angry Men (1955)
1960s	Rod Serling for The Twilight Zone (1960) Rod Serling for The Twilight Zone (1961) Reginald Rose for The Defenders (1962) Robert Thom & Reginald Rose for "The Madman" (1963) Ernest Kinoy for "Blacklist" / Rod Serling for "It's Mental Work" (1964) David Karp for "The 700 Year Old Gang" (1965) Millard Lampell for "Eagle in a Cage" (1966) Bruce Geller for "Mission: Impossible" (1967) Loring Mandel for "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (1968) JP Miller for "The People Next Door" (1969)
1970s	Richard Levinson & William Link for "My Sweet Charlie" (1970) Joel Oliansky for "To Taste of Death But Once" (1971) Richard Levinson & William Link for "Death Lends a Hand" (1972) John McGreevey for "The Scholar" (1973) Joanna Lee for "The Thanksgiving Story" (1974) Howard Fast for "Benjamin Franklin: The Ambassador" (1975) Sherman Yellen for "John Adams: Lawyer" (1976) William Blinn & Ernest Kinoy for "Show #2" (1977) Gerald Green for "Holocaust" (1978) Michele Gallery for "Dying" (1979)
1980s	Seth Freeman for "Cop" (1980) Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco for "Hill Street Station" (1981) Steven Bochco & Michael Kozoll & Jeff Lewis & Michael I. Wagner & Anthony Yerkovich for "Freedom's Last Stand" (1982) David Milch for "Trial by Fury" (1983) John Ford Noonan, John Masius & Tom Fontana for "The Women" (1984) Patricia Green for "Who Said It's Fair, Part 2" (1985) Tom Fontana, John Masius & Joe Tinker for "Time Heals, Parts I & II" (1986) Steven Bochco & Terry Louise Fisher for "The Venus Butterfly" (1987) Paul Haggis & Marshall Herskovitz for "Business as Usual" (1988) Joseph Dougherty for "First Day/Last Day" (1989)
1990s	David E. Kelley for "Blood, Sweat, and Fears" (1990) David E. Kelley for "On the Toad Again" (1991) Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider for "Seoul Mates" (1992) Tom Fontana for "Three Men and Adena" (1993) Ann Biderman for "Steroid Roy" (1994) Lance A. Gentile for "Love's Labor Lost" (1995) Darin Morgan for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (1996) David Milch, Stephen Gaghan and Michael R. Perry for "Where's Swaldo?" (1997) David Milch, Nicholas Wootton and Bill Clark for "Lost Israel: Part II" (1998) James Manos Jr. and David Chase for "College" (1999)
2000s	Rick Cleveland & Aaron Sorkin for "In Excelsis Deo" (2000) Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green for "Employee of the Month" (2001) Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran for "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." (2002) Mitchell Burgess & David Chase & Robin Green for "Whitecaps" (2003) Terence Winter for "Long Term Parking" (2004) David Shore for "Three Stories" (2005) Terence Winter for "Members Only" (2006) David Chase for "Made in America" (2007) Matthew Weiner for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2008) Kater Gordon & Matthew Weiner for "Meditations in an Emergency" (2009)
2010s	Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner for "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." (2010) Jason Katims for "Always" (2011) Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff for "Pilot (Homeland)" (2012) Henry Bromell for "Q&A" (2013) Moira Walley-Beckett for "Ozymandias" (2014) David Benioff & D. B. Weiss for "Mother's Mercy" (2015) David Benioff & D. B. Weiss for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016) Bruce Miller for "Offred" (2017) Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg for "START" (2018) Jesse Armstrong for "Nobody Is Ever Missing" (2019)
2020s	Jesse Armstrong for "This Is Not for Tears" (2020)