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Margaret Atwood Biography

Birth Name:Margaret Eleanor Atwood

Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Profession Writer, Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Has received the Governor General's Award
  • Won the Arthur C․ Clarke Award
  • Frequently writes about the suffering of women
  • Well known for her works of literature

Awards

  • 1987Gemini-Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018USC Scripter Award-Television: nominated
  • 2018USC Scripter Award-Television: winner
  • 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2019USC Scripter Award-Television: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated