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Sheri Anderson

Sheri Anderson

Overview
Sheri Anderson is an American television writer and producer who has worked primarily on serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that...

 and in international film and television development. She is widely credited for co-creating some of the most memorable storylines and Supercouples on American daytime television including Luke and Laura, Bo and Hope, John and Marlena, Patch and Kayla
Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady
Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans. The couple was initially popular from 1986 through 1990 until the "death" of Steve...

, and Shane and Kimberly. She is also a partner in Cohen/Thomas Management, representing leading actors in film and television.
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Sheri Anderson is an American television writer and producer who has worked primarily on serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that...

 and in international film and television development. She is widely credited for co-creating some of the most memorable storylines and Supercouples on American daytime television including Luke and Laura, Bo and Hope, John and Marlena, Patch and Kayla
Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady
Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans. The couple was initially popular from 1986 through 1990 until the "death" of Steve...

, and Shane and Kimberly. She is also a partner in Cohen/Thomas Management, representing leading actors in film and television. She is married to Paca Thomas, five time Emmy-winning sound designer and the co-creator of Vidlit.com.

Positions held


Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is a television soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...

  • Head Writer
    Head writer
    A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer.-Overview:...

    : November 1987 - April 1988


Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

  • Co-Head Writer
    Head writer
    A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer.-Overview:...

    : 1982 - 1986, July 10, 1992 - August 6, 1992, December 21, 1992 - April 28, 1993
  • Head Writer
    Head writer
    A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer.-Overview:...

    : June 12 - July 9, 1992, August 7 - December 18, 1992
  • Script Writer: 1976


General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama and is currently credited by the Guiness Book of World Records as being the second longest-running soap opera in production and the second longest running drama in television in production. It premiered on the ABC television network on April...

  • Associate Head Writer: 1979 - 1981
  • Script Writer: 1987


Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama and is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television and radio history...

  • Head Writer: 1987


Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American decade-long and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show covered the exciting, eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...

  • Co-Head Writer: 1990


Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990...

  • Co-Producer: 1989
  • Writer: 1989


Jumanji
Jumanji (TV series)
This article is about the tv series Jumanji. For the book, see Jumanji. For the 1995 movie, see Jumanji .Jumanji is an American animated television series that was mostly based on the movie of the same name. Jumanji ran for three seasons from 1996–1998. In 1996, it was carried by the UPN network,...

  • Script Writer: 1998

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • WIN (1991; Best Writing; Santa Barbara)
  • NOMINATION (1984, 1985 & 1987; Best Writing; Days of our Lives)
  • NOMINATION (1981; Best Writing; General Hospital)
  • WIN (1976; Best Writing; Days of our Lives) (shared with William J. Bell
    William J. Bell
    William Joseph Bell was the creator and executive producer of the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful....

    ,

Kay Lenard,
Pat Falken Smith
Pat Falken Smith
Patricia Falken Smith was a television writer, most famous for her stints as head writer of several soap operas, including General Hospital and Days of our Lives.-Biography:...

,
Bill Rega,
Margaret Stewart
Margaret Stewart
Margaret Stewart or Stuart may refer to:*Margaret Stewart, 4th Countess of Angus , second wife of Thomas, Earl of Mar, and mother of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus...

, and
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman is an American poet. She is known as "the L.A. Blueswoman," and "the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles."-Biography:...

)

Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

  • NOMINATION (For 1983, 1986 & 1993 season; Days of our Lives)
  • WIN (For 1990 season; Santa Barbara)