Katherine Fugate
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Katherine Fugate is an American film and television writer and producer.
. She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from University of California, Riverside
. Fugate and her aunt, the actress Barbara Eden
, are direct descendants of Benjamin Franklin
. Her cousin was the late Matthew Ansara
.
In 2008, she created The Writers Fund, an anonymous group of WGA writers who financially help other WGA writers in times of need.
She was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, West
in September 2008, then re-elected for a second term in September 2010. She was a member of the 2011 WGA Negotiating Committee. She was voted one of Variety
magazine's Women of Impact, 2008.
In 2011, Fugate was invited to the White House to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's "Joining Forces"
military family awareness campaign, 2011.
She is the writer of a pro bono PSA
starring Steven Spielberg
and directed by Joanna Kerns.
Biography
Fugate is the creator of the TV series, Army WivesArmy Wives
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
. She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
. Fugate and her aunt, the actress Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early years:...
, are direct descendants of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
. Her cousin was the late Matthew Ansara
Matthew Ansara
Matthew Michael Ansara was an actor and bodybuilder, who was the only son of Barbara Eden and her then-husband Michael Ansara. His first acting job was when he was 15 years old, in the pilot episode of Harper Valley PTA...
.
In 2008, she created The Writers Fund, an anonymous group of WGA writers who financially help other WGA writers in times of need.
She was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, West
Writers Guild of America, west
Writers Guild of America, West is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. The Guild was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, which include the Screen Writers Guild...
in September 2008, then re-elected for a second term in September 2010. She was a member of the 2011 WGA Negotiating Committee. She was voted one of Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
magazine's Women of Impact, 2008.
In 2011, Fugate was invited to the White House to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's "Joining Forces"
military family awareness campaign, 2011.
She is the writer of a pro bono PSA
Public service announcement
A public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
starring Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
and directed by Joanna Kerns.
Credits
- New Year's EveNew Year's Eve (film)New Year's Eve is an upcoming romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. Like Valentine's Day, Marshall's previous film, it depicts a series of holiday vignettes of the state of several romances.-Cast:...
(2011) - Valentine's DayValentine's Day (film)Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and based on the novel by Michael Connelly. The screenplay and the story was written by Katherine Fugate, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Akiva Goldsman, Rob Reiner, P. J...
(2010) - Room in RomeRoom in RomeRoom in Rome is a 2010 Spanish romance film, featuring relations of two young women in a hotel room in Rome. The plot is loosely based on another film, En la cama...
(2010) - NFL Dad (2007)
- The Senator's Wife (2007)
- Army WivesArmy WivesArmy Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
(2006) - The Prince & Me II (2006)
- The Prince & Me (2004)
- Pompeii (2003)
- Carolina (2002)
- Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
(2001) - Max SteelMax SteelMax Steel is a science fiction–action, CGI, animated series which originally aired from February 25, 2000 to January 15, 2002, based on the Mattel action-figure of the same name. Max Steel ran for three seasons, totaling thirty-five episodes with a predicted audience of young males from the ages of...
(2000) - Kounterfeit (1996)