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Nora Kay Foster Biography

Birth Name:Kay Foster

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a 2007 Writers Guild of America Award for New Series for "Heroes․"
  • Originally wanted to write sitcoms, but iturned to including humor in more serious television shows instead
  • Met her writing partner Adam Armus while taking a screenwriting class at UCLA following the closing of furniture company where he had been working as a sales and marketing representative
  • Quote: "[on her writing partnership with Adam Armus] "We like sitcoms ․․․ but we can't write them․""
  • Quote: "[on her writing partnership with Adam Armus] "We wanted to write sitcoms․ That's really the class we were in and how we started out․ We wanted to be funny․""
  • Has worked with Adam Armus on writing and producing many television projects, including "The Following," "Heroes" and "Odyssey․"
  • Helped cast Zach Quinto as Sylar in "Heroes," as she was one of the writers for the first episode in which he appeared

Awards

  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated