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Ann Donahue Biography

Birth Name:Ann M. Donahue

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • In 2005, she was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for her work on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation․"
  • In 2002, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama
  • Got started on "CSI" after discovering that the showrunner, Carol Mendelsohn, lived down the street from her in Westwood and going to have dinner with her
  • Her first writing job came on the TV movie "The Secret War of Jackie's Girls" in 1980
  • Decided she wanted to write for television at the age of 7, when she first watched "I Love Lucy․"
  • Best known as the executive producer of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: NY," and CSI: Miami," on which she was also the showrunner
  • Frequently writes and produces off-Broadway plays

Awards

  • 1994Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2002WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
  • 2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated