Gabrielle Stanton
Encyclopedia
Gabrielle Gail Stanton is an American
television writer
and producer
best known for her work on the series Grey's Anatomy
and Ugly Betty
.
in Summit, New Jersey
and graduating from the women's Barnard College
in Manhattan, New York
, Stanton worked as the national publicity coordinator in the New York
office of the Public Broadcasting Service
until 1991. In 1992 she made her way into the film industry
as the assistant to writer-producer George Zaloom on the film Encino Man
and later appeared in the 1998 film Free Enterprise
in a minor role as the character "Gabrielle", while her then husband and writing partner Harry Werksman
also appeared in the film as "Harry". It was also in 1998 that she broke into television. Her first job was on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, which she followed with writing positions on V.I.P.
and the science fiction
series Earth: Final Conflict
, Farscape
, The Invisible Man
and Veritas: The Quest
, in the latter two of which she also served as co-producer. She wrote the teleplay
for the made-for-television movie
Deathlands before she was hired as a writer and producer for the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy
, for which she made her debut with the 2005 episodes "Who's Zoomin' Who
" and "Much Too Much". Her work on Grey's Anatomy earned her a shared Primetime Emmy Award
nomination with the other production crew members in the Outstanding Drama Series
category and one Writers Guild of America Award and two nominations; nominations in 2006 and 2007 for Dramatic Series, and a win in 2006 in the New Series category. She moved from Grey's Anatomy to the dramedy series Ugly Betty
in 2007, writing the episode "Petra-Gate
" and serving as a supervising producer for eight other episodes. She and the other Ugly Betty producers were nominated in 2007 for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Comedy Series
category.
Stanton also worked on the CBS television series Moonlight
, for which she wrote three episodes and served as first co-executive producer, then executive producer. Upon its cancellation in May 2008, she served as co-excutive producer on the ABC series Castle
, then as consulting producer on the WB's The Vampire Diaries
. As of summer 2010, Stanton is the co-executive producer on the ABC series The Gates
.
announced their wedding plans in April 1991 and married in July 1991 in the chapel of New College
at the University of Oxford
, where Werksman had just received his master of letters degree
in English history in June. They divorced in 2008. Her father is James Stanton, a lawyer, and she has a sister named Lexie.
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television writer
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 producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
best known for her work on the series 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...
and Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
.
Career
After attending the all-girls Kent Place SchoolKent Place School
The Kent Place School is an all-girls kindergarten through 12 independent college-preparatory day school in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States...
in Summit, New Jersey
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
and graduating from the women's Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
in Manhattan, New York
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, Stanton worked as the national publicity coordinator in the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
office of the Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
until 1991. In 1992 she made her way into the film industry
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
as the assistant to writer-producer George Zaloom on the film Encino Man
Encino Man
Encino Man, released in Europe as California Man, is a 1992 comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California played by Astin and Shore, who discover a caveman in their...
and later appeared in the 1998 film Free Enterprise
Free Enterprise (film)
Free Enterprise is a 1999 romantic comedy film starring Eric McCormack and Rafer Weigel, and featuring William Shatner, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett and written by Mark A...
in a minor role as the character "Gabrielle", while her then husband and writing partner Harry Werksman
Harry Werksman
Harry M. Werksman Jr. is an American television screenwriter and producer.Harry Werksman overcame being born in Pittsburgh by spending the first seven years of his life moving between Pittsburgh , Palm Springs and Scotland...
also appeared in the film as "Harry". It was also in 1998 that she broke into television. Her first job was on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, which she followed with writing positions on V.I.P.
V.I.P. (TV series)
V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F...
and the science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
, Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
, The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)
The Invisible Man is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty...
and Veritas: The Quest
Veritas: The Quest
Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought...
, in the latter two of which she also served as co-producer. She wrote the teleplay
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
for the made-for-television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
Deathlands before she was hired as a writer and producer for the medical drama series 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 which she made her debut with the 2005 episodes "Who's Zoomin' Who
Who's Zoomin' Who? (Grey's Anatomy)
"Who's Zoomin' Who?" is the ninth and the final episode of the first season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Harry Werksman and Gabrielle Stanton and was directed by Wendey Stanzler. It originally aired on Sunday May 22, 2005, running for 42:09 min.-Starring:*Ellen...
" and "Much Too Much". Her work on Grey's Anatomy earned her a shared Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
nomination with the other production crew members in the Outstanding Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show...
category and one Writers Guild of America Award and two nominations; nominations in 2006 and 2007 for Dramatic Series, and a win in 2006 in the New Series category. She moved from Grey's Anatomy to the dramedy series Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
in 2007, writing the episode "Petra-Gate
Petra-Gate
"Petra-Gate" is the twentieth episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on April 26, 2007. The episode was co-written by Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman and directed by Paul Lazarus.-Plot:...
" and serving as a supervising producer for eight other episodes. She and the other Ugly Betty producers were nominated in 2007 for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
category.
Stanton also worked on the CBS television series Moonlight
Moonlight (TV series)
Moonlight was an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St...
, for which she wrote three episodes and served as first co-executive producer, then executive producer. Upon its cancellation in May 2008, she served as co-excutive producer on the ABC series Castle
Castle (TV series)
Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
, then as consulting producer on the WB's The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels written by L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from readers led Smith to write a fourth...
. As of summer 2010, Stanton is the co-executive producer on the ABC series The Gates
The Gates (TV series)
The Gates is an American supernatural crime drama television series that aired on the ABC network from June 20, 2010 to September 19, 2010. The show was canceled after its first season due to its poor ratings.-Plot:...
.
Personal life
Stanton and her former husband Harry WerksmanHarry Werksman
Harry M. Werksman Jr. is an American television screenwriter and producer.Harry Werksman overcame being born in Pittsburgh by spending the first seven years of his life moving between Pittsburgh , Palm Springs and Scotland...
announced their wedding plans in April 1991 and married in July 1991 in the chapel of New College
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where Werksman had just received his master of letters degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in English history in June. They divorced in 2008. Her father is James Stanton, a lawyer, and she has a sister named Lexie.