Michelle Patrick
Encyclopedia
Michelle Patrick is an African American
television soap opera
writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 17 years.
General Hospital
(hired by Robert Guza Jr.)
Writers Guild of America Award
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 17 years.
Positions held
All My ChildrenAll My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
- Associate Head Writer (November 1, 2005 - November 1, 2007)
- Script Writer (1990-1998; October 26, 2007 - January 3, 2008; March 24, 2008 - April 15, 2008; February 24, 2009 - June 12, 2009)
General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(hired by Robert Guza Jr.)
- Associate Head Writer Writer (2001 - October 14, 2005)
- Script Writer (1998-2001)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Nomination, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, Best Writing, General Hospital
- Won, 2003, Best Writing, General Hospital
- Nomination, 1991-1993, 1995-1999, Best Writing, All My Children
- Won, 1998, Best Writing, All My Children
- Won, 1997, Best Writing, All My Children
- Won, 1996, Best Writing, All My Children
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, 2006, Best Writing, All My Children
- Win, 1998, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1997, Best Writing, All My Children
- Win, 1996, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1995, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1993, Best Writing, All My Children
- Nomination, 1991, Best Writing, All My Children