Shelly Altman
Encyclopedia
Shelly Altman is an American soap opera
writer.
General Hospital
One Life to Live
WIN
NOMINATIONS
Writers Guild of America Award
NOMINATIONS
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.
Positions held
Another WorldAnother World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
- Associate Head Writer: 1995 - 1999
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....
- Writer: August 2011-Present, Co-Head Writer: October 24 2011-Present
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
- Breakdown Writer: 2001 - February 15, 2008, May 2, 2008 – September 2011
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardsWIN
- (2008; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
NOMINATIONS
- (2002 & 2006; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
- (1996; Best Writing; Another World)
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...
NOMINATIONS
- (2003 & 2005 season; One Life To Live)
- (1997 season; Another World)