Janet Tamaro Biography

Fast Facts

• Recipient of a Writers Guild of America Award in 2006 in the Dramatic Series category for her work on "Lost․"
• Winner of a Gracie at the 2011 Gracie Allen Awards as Outstanding Producer of an Entertainment Series for "Rizzoli & Isles․"
• Won a Women's Image Network Award for "Rizzoli & Isles․"
• Covered national news for ABC News and other outlets
• Has reported and produced investigative stories for long-form magazine shows
• Worked as a TV correspondent and author before becoming a screenwriter
• Quote: "(On what made her want to become a writer) " The truth isn't sexy: books made me want to be a writer․""
• Quote: "It's strange․ So much of writing is unconscious and you don't make the connections․"
• Perhaps best known for her work on "Lost" and "Rizzoli & Isles․"
• Author of the book "So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics․"