Marti Noxon
Encyclopedia
Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer first known for writing
and producing
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
, Noxon was promoted by series creator Joss Whedon
to supervising producer for its fourth season, which gave her increasing charge of producing Buffy. During this season, Noxon cast Amber Benson
as Tara Maclay
.
Noxon would co-produce the show over its fifth season (2000–2001) with fellow executive co-producer David Fury
, as well as direct two episodes ("Into the Woods
" and "Forever
"). At the 6th season's conclusion, fan reaction was mixed, leading some to criticize Whedon for abandoning creative control and stewardship of Buffy to Noxon. In response, Whedon said:
Noxon was executive producer of Buffy between 2001 and 2003, for its sixth and seventh seasons.
In the fall of 2005, halfway through its first season, Noxon left Prison Break
, where she had been a consulting producer, citing what she called "creative difficulties."
In April 2006, Noxon joined the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (which would first air that fall) as showrunner. Four months later, she left the show, citing "creative differences" with creator Robin Baitz.
In September 2006, Noxon joined the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy
for its third season, as consulting producer.
In April 2007, Noxon left Grey's Anatomy to become executive producer and showrunner for Grey's spinoff Private Practice. She left after its first season to "[move] on to other projects".
In 2008, Noxon worked as a consulting producer on the AMC drama series Mad Men
.
In 1999, Noxon co-wrote Just a Little Harmless Sex
with Roger Mills.
In 2004, Noxon wrote and produced a pilot entitled Still Life for Fox about a family recovering from the death of their son, a police officer. The pilot was not picked up.
In January 2005, Noxon co-created the supernatural drama Point Pleasant
with John McLaughlin. Despite an initial strong following, viewership dropped dramatically, and only 11 of the 13 filmed episodes would go on to air on Fox.
In February 2007, Noxon co-wrote the third-season Grey's Anatomy
episode "Some Kind of Miracle
" with series creator Shonda Rhimes
.
In late 2007, Noxon served as head writer during the first season of Private Practice, after which she left to "[move] on to other projects".
In 2008, Noxon co-wrote a second-season episode of the AMC drama series Mad Men
, "The Inheritance", for which she was nominated for a 2009
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series. She won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series (after being nominated for the second consecutive year) at the February 2010 ceremony
for her work on the third season of Mad Men.
She wrote the screenplay
of the 2011 remake of Fright Night
, directed by Craig Gillespie
.
She will join the writing team of FOX's Glee
for its third season.
" as a woman pleading with a cop over a parking ticket, a role she would reprise in a later episode. In 2002, Noxon sang the Cordy theme song in the third-season Angel episode "Birthday
".
In 2008, Noxon appeared with her former colleague David Fury
as newscasters in Buffy creator Joss Whedon
's tragicomic musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
.
at the University of California, Santa Cruz
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producing
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Production
In 1998, beginning with its third season, Noxon became a co-producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 1999, upon the beginning of Buffy spin-off AngelAngel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, Noxon was promoted by series creator Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
to supervising producer for its fourth season, which gave her increasing charge of producing Buffy. During this season, Noxon cast Amber Benson
Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson is an American actress, writer, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but has also directed, produced and starred in her own films Chance and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics...
as Tara Maclay
Tara Maclay
Tara Maclay is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed by Amber Benson from the fourth to the sixth season until the character's death. Tara is a shy young woman with magical talents who falls in love...
.
Noxon would co-produce the show over its fifth season (2000–2001) with fellow executive co-producer David Fury
David Fury
David Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost...
, as well as direct two episodes ("Into the Woods
Into the Woods (Buffy episode)
"Into the Woods" is the tenth episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spike leads Buffy to see that Riley goes to a vampiric brothel, where humans pay vampires to suck their blood...
" and "Forever
Forever (Buffy episode)
"Forever" is the 17th episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Scooby Gang attends Joyce's funeral, and Angel visits to pay his respects. The day after the funeral, Dawn attempts to bring her mother back to life. Also, Glory learns that the Key is in human...
"). At the 6th season's conclusion, fan reaction was mixed, leading some to criticize Whedon for abandoning creative control and stewardship of Buffy to Noxon. In response, Whedon said:
Noxon was executive producer of Buffy between 2001 and 2003, for its sixth and seventh seasons.
In the fall of 2005, halfway through its first season, Noxon left Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
, where she had been a consulting producer, citing what she called "creative difficulties."
In April 2006, Noxon joined the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (which would first air that fall) as showrunner. Four months later, she left the show, citing "creative differences" with creator Robin Baitz.
In September 2006, Noxon joined the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
for its third season, as consulting producer.
In April 2007, Noxon left Grey's Anatomy to become executive producer and showrunner for Grey's spinoff Private Practice. She left after its first season to "[move] on to other projects".
In 2008, Noxon worked as a consulting producer on the AMC drama series Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
.
Writing
In 1997, Noxon joined the writing staff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for its second season. During her tenure there, she would go on to write or co-write 22 episodes of the series, half of these during her first two years on the show.In 1999, Noxon co-wrote Just a Little Harmless Sex
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Just a Little Harmless Sex is a 1999 romantic comedy film which revolves around the offer of oral sex by a stranded motorist to a monogamous man who stops to help her. Arrested by a passing police officer, the unlikely good Samaritan must telephone his wife to bail him out in the middle of the night...
with Roger Mills.
In 2004, Noxon wrote and produced a pilot entitled Still Life for Fox about a family recovering from the death of their son, a police officer. The pilot was not picked up.
In January 2005, Noxon co-created the supernatural drama Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant (TV series)
Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....
with John McLaughlin. Despite an initial strong following, viewership dropped dramatically, and only 11 of the 13 filmed episodes would go on to air on Fox.
In February 2007, Noxon co-wrote the third-season Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
episode "Some Kind of Miracle
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...
" with series creator Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is an American screenwriter, director and producer. Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of acclaimed television series Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice. In May 2007, Rhimes was named one of Time magazine's 100 Time 100 people who...
.
In late 2007, Noxon served as head writer during the first season of Private Practice, after which she left to "[move] on to other projects".
In 2008, Noxon co-wrote a second-season episode of the AMC drama series Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
, "The Inheritance", for which she was nominated for a 2009
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series. She won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series (after being nominated for the second consecutive year) at the February 2010 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia...
for her work on the third season of Mad Men.
She wrote the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
of the 2011 remake of Fright Night
Fright Night (2011 film)
Fright Night is a 2011 3D comedy horror film directed by Craig Gillespie. It is a remake of the 1985 Tom Holland film of the same name. The film had its premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011, and was widely released on August 19 in Real D 3D & IMAX 3D.-Plot:The film opens with a vampire ...
, directed by Craig Gillespie
Craig Gillespie
Craig Gillespie is an Australian film director best known for directing the 2007 films Lars and the Real Girl and the Fright Night remake.-Early life:...
.
She will join the writing team of FOX's Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
for its third season.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Noxon joined the Buffy writing staff in the second season as a story editor and wrote several episodes in her first season. She was promoted to co-producer in season three, supervising producer in season four, co-executive producer in season five, and finally to executive producer in season six and also became the showrunner.- 2x09 "What's My Line (Part 1)What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)"What's My Line" is a two-episode story in season two of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.In Part One, Buffy endures Career Week at school while Spike hires assassins to kill her; a fierce fighter who identifies herself as "Kendra, the Vampire Slayer" shows up in Sunnydale...
" (co-writer; with Howard GordonHoward GordonHoward Gordon is an American screenwriter and producer.-Life and career:Gordon was born in Queens, New York, New York. After graduating from Princeton in 1984, Gordon came to Los Angeles with fellow filmmaker Alex Gansa to pursue a career in writing for television. Both broke into the industry...
) - 2x10 "What's My Line (Part 2)What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)"What's My Line" is a two-episode story in season two of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.In Part One, Buffy endures Career Week at school while Spike hires assassins to kill her; a fierce fighter who identifies herself as "Kendra, the Vampire Slayer" shows up in Sunnydale...
" (writer) - 2x12 "Bad Eggs" (writer)
- 2x13 "Surprise" (writer)
- 2x16 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (writer)
- 2x19 "I Only Have Eyes for You" (writer)
- 3x02 "Dead Man's Party" (writer)
- 3x04 "Beauty and the Beasts" (writer)
- 3x09 "The Wish" (writer)
- 3x15 "Consequences" (writer)
- 3x20 "The Prom" (writer)
- 4x02 "Living Conditions" (writer)
- 4x06 "Wild at Heart" (writer)
- 4x11 "Doomed (co-writer; with David FuryDavid FuryDavid Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost...
and Jane EspensonJane EspensonJane Espenson is an American script writer and television producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on the episode "Conversations with Dead People"...
) - 4x14 "Goodbye Iowa" (writer)
- 4x19 "New Moon Rising" (writer)
- 5x01 "Buffy vs. Dracula" (writer)
- 5x10 "Into the Woods" (writer and director)
- 5x17 "Forever" (writer and director)
- 6x01 "Bargaining (Part 1)" (writer)
- 6x10 "Wrecked" (writer)
- 6x20 "Villains" (writer)
- 7x07 "Conversations with Dead People" (uncredited writer)
- 7x10 "Bring on the Night" (co-writer; with Doug PetrieDoug PetrieDoug Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Fantastic Four film and Harriet the Spy. He has also written for the television shows Angel, The 4400 and Tru...
)
Angel
Noxon served as consulting producer for the first three seasons of Angel, doing several uncredited rewrites.- 1x13 "She" (co-writer; with David GreenwaltDavid GreenwaltDavid Greenwalt is an American screenwriter, director and producer.He was the co-executive producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and co-creator of its spinoff, Angel. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show Profit...
)
Point Pleasant
Noxon served as executive producer and showrunner on the series.- 1x01 "Pilot" (co-writer; with John J. McLaughlin)
- 1x02 "Human Nature" (writer)
- 1x13 "Let the War Commence" (co-writer; with Jenny Lynn)
Filmography
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2000) (TV)
- Just a Little Harmless SexJust a Little Harmless SexJust a Little Harmless Sex is a 1999 romantic comedy film which revolves around the offer of oral sex by a stranded motorist to a monogamous man who stops to help her. Arrested by a passing police officer, the unlikely good Samaritan must telephone his wife to bail him out in the middle of the night...
(with Roger MillsRoger MillsRoger Mills may refer to:* Roger Q. Mills, U.S. Senator* Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, named in his honor* Roger Mills , British race walker* Roger Mills , English badminton player...
) (1998) - AngelAngel (TV series)Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
(2000) (TV) - Still LifeStill lifeA still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
(2003) (TV) - Point PleasantPoint Pleasant (TV series)Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....
(2005) (TV) - Brothers & SistersBrothers & SistersBrothers & Sisters is an American television drama series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Pasadena, California. The series premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011...
(2006) (TV) - Grey's Anatomy (2007) (TV)
- Private PracticePrivate PracticePrivate Practice is an American medical drama television program which premiered on September 26, 2007 on ABC. A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, the series takes place at Oceanside Health & Wellness Group and chronicles the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery, played by Kate Walsh, as she leaves Seattle...
(2007-2008) (TV) - Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
(2008-2009) (TV) - GiganticGigantic (TV series)Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010....
(2010 (TV) (Executive Producer) - I Am Number Four (with Alfred GoughAlfred GoughAlfred Gough III is an American screenwriter and producer.-Early life and career:Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, Gough graduated from St. Mary's Ryken High School and The Catholic University of America...
and Miles MillarMiles Millar-Early life and Career:Millar was educated at Claremont Fan Court School, and is a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of Cambridge University Conservative Association.....
) (2011) - Fright NightFright Night (2011 film)Fright Night is a 2011 3D comedy horror film directed by Craig Gillespie. It is a remake of the 1985 Tom Holland film of the same name. The film had its premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011, and was widely released on August 19 in Real D 3D & IMAX 3D.-Plot:The film opens with a vampire ...
(2011) - GleeGlee (TV series)Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
(2011) (TV) (Consulting Producer)
Acting
Noxon had a minor role in the 1997 film Godmoney, and had a cameo appearance in the 2001 Buffy musical episode "Once More, With FeelingOnce More, with Feeling (Buffy episode)
"Once More, with Feeling" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the fantasy television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the only one in the series performed as a musical...
" as a woman pleading with a cop over a parking ticket, a role she would reprise in a later episode. In 2002, Noxon sang the Cordy theme song in the third-season Angel episode "Birthday
Birthday (Angel episode)
"Birthday" is episode 11 of season 3 in the television show Angel. Written by Mere Smith and directed by Michael Grossman, it was originally broadcast on January 14, 2002 on the WB network. In "Birthday", Cordelia has a precognitive vision so painful that she goes into a coma...
".
In 2008, Noxon appeared with her former colleague David Fury
David Fury
David Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost...
as newscasters in Buffy creator Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
's tragicomic musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 2008 musical tragicomedy miniseries in three acts, produced exclusively for Internet distribution. Filmed and set in Los Angeles, the show tells the story of Dr...
.
Personal
Noxon is a graduate of Oakes CollegeOakes College
Oakes College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is on the southwestern corner of the campus, south of College Eight and east of the Family Student Housing complex....
at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
.