Stephanie SenGupta

Birth Name:

Stephanie Sengupta

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer

Graduated from Carleton College with a BA in Political Philosophy and received her law degree from Washington & Lee University
Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Master's degree in Playwriting
Got her first staff writing job on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" after producer René Balcer, her co-writer from "Hopewell," invited her to join the writing staff after "Hopewell" was cancelled
Was a practicing trial attorney at the Legal Aid Society of New York City, specializing in Juvenile Rights
Quote: "I've never really understood the whole idea of targeting demographics․ I believe that young, old, men, women, rich, poor, etc․․․will tune in to watch good stories․"
Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Reign" and as the writer and co-executive producer of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent․"
Co-authored "Mandatory Injustice: Case Histories of Women Convicted under New York's Rockefeller Drug Law" while at NYU

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