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Liz Feldman Biography

Birth Name:Elizabeth Feldman

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actress, Director

Fast Facts

  • During high school, she was scouted at a comedy club in Manhattan to write and perform on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show "All That․"
  • Quote: "I've been in this business for a long time and I've been developing pilots for years․ Every time I write a pilot, there is a lesbian lead character․․․I think it's so important to try to get a positive, lesbian, funny person on TV․"
  • Quote: "I'm generally an autobiographical writer․ I do my best writing that way․ So generally, my lead character is a version of me․"
  • Quote: "I've always had the belief that we make our lives what they are․ I always wanted to be in the entertainment industry and I really focused on it my whole life․"
  • Best known as the writer of "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show," as the supervising producer of "2 Broke Girls," and for her vlog "This Just Out" on Afterellen․com
  • Had a recurring role as a comedy correspondent on "The Jay Leno Show․"
  • Regularly featured women involved in or sympathetic to lesbian culture on her vlog "This Just Out," like actors from "The L Word" and the band Tegan and Sara, and had recurring guests like Kate Moennig, Rachael Cantu, and Clea DuVall

Awards

  • 2006Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Show: winner
  • 2006Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Writing: winner
  • 2007Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Show: winner
  • 2007Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Writing: winner
  • 2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment: nominated
  • 2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Writing: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Episode: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
  • 2020WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: winner
  • 2021WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
  • 2023Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Episode: nominated