Michelle King Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2011, she and Robert King won a Peabody Award together for their work on 2009's "The Good Wife․"
• In 2010, she won the Humanitas Prize in the 60 Minute Category for her work on 2009's "The Good Wife․"
• In 2010, was nominated by the Writers Guild of America, USA, in the category of New Series for 2009's "The Good Wife․"
• In 2012, she was nominated for a PGA Award in the category of Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama for her work on 2009's "The Good Wife․"
• Nominated by the Writers Guild of America, USA, in 2012, in the category of Dramatic Series for "The Good Wife․"
• Quote: "(Regarding inspiration for "The Good Wife) "Over and over, we found that these are, first of all, women who are choosing to stay in the marriage, which is kind of interesting,․․․Many of them are highly intelligent and accomplished on their own․""
• Quote: "(Regarding "The Good Wife" not being on cable) "It's hard not to look at cable with envy at times, for sure․ The Tradeoff is we get to tell more stories and usually have a bigger budget, so it probably evens out․""
• Quote: "(Regarding TV as a good place to be if you're a woman) "I don't think they're actually sorry to see a woman in the room in television․․․because the feeling is that they'd like to get female viewers and there are an awful lot of female TV executives․""