Darlene Hunt Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 2011 Humanitas Prize for "The Big C․"
• Shared a Banff Rockie Award with Craig Zisk and Mark J․ Kunerth for "The Big C" at the 2011 Banff Television Festival
• Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year for "The Big C" in 2011
• When she started developing television pilots, she worried about what networks were looking for and censored herself based on that, and it wasn't until she decided to go for the risky idea of writing a comedy about cancer that she got picked up
• Quote: "The advice I give is, 'Write what you know, even if it doesn't seem like you know what you know․ Write what you're drawn to and then find your own unique way into it․ Also, be fearless․'"
• Quote: "Everything I write feels like the birth of a child for me․"
• Though she has had several roles in television shows and films, she is best known for creating the Showtime series "The Big C․"