Liz Brixius

Birth Name:

Liz Brixius

Birth Place:

Greenwood, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer

Was nominated for nine awards for "Nurse Jackie," two of which she won: an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year and a Humanitas Prize in the 30 Minute Category
Graduated from St․ Kate's University with a Master's degree in Poetry
Taught poetry at the University of Massachusetts for five years
Quote: "I don't like it [lesbian and gay storylines] sensationalized, because I don't think its scandalous or sensational․ I think its everyday life․ The heart wants what the heart wants․ Let that be a universal truth․"
Quote: "(On "Nurse Jackie"): "It's not a fantasy show․ We have a crumbling health care system, and this is a show about [that]․․․People try to be good mothers, and be good nurses and be good people․ But the reality is, we're all really flawed․""
Quote: "We're all just people․ We all have the right to fly our freak flags, or just put them in our purse․ We need tolerance for all of us․"
Best known as the writer of "One for the Money" and the writer and executive producer of "Nurse Jackie" and "Go On․"
Met her "Nurse Jackie" co-creator and producer as a failed recruit for the University of Minnesota's Alpha Phi sorority in 1982, 20 years before the show began

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