Sheri Anderson
Encyclopedia
Sheri Anderson is an American television writer and producer who is the author of the new fiction novel series, Salem's Secrets, Scandals and Lies, based on the television series Days of our Lives
and being released in conjunction with their 45th Anniversary. She previously worked primarily on serials
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
,Tony and Anna DiMera and Shane and Kimberly. She was also Creative Consultant on The Spot
, the first original content site on the internet. She is also a partner in Cohen/Thomas Management, representing leading actors in film and television. She is married to Paca Thomas, owner of pacaworks.com, a multi-media production company. The five time Emmy Award winner is the co-creator and former partner of Vidlit.com and is Bernie Taupin's sidekick/producer on Bernie Taupin's American Roots Radio heard on SiriusXM's The Loft.
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Guiding Light
Santa Barbara
Falcon Crest
Jumanji
"The Spot
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Creative Consultant/Exec. Producer: 1996
Kay Lenard,
Pat Falken Smith
,
Bill Rega,
Margaret Stewart
, and
Wanda Coleman
)
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
and being released in conjunction with their 45th Anniversary. She previously worked primarily on serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
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. On the Internet message boards[5] the couple is often referred to by the portmanteau "Stayla"...
,Tony and Anna DiMera and Shane and Kimberly. She was also Creative Consultant on The Spot
The Spot
The Spot, or thespot.com, was the second episodic online story , after an earlier experiment by AOL's QuantumLink Serial, and pioneered the underwriting of bandwidth and production costs by offering paid advertising banners on the web pages and product placement within the journal entries...
, the first original content site on the internet. She is also a partner in Cohen/Thomas Management, representing leading actors in film and television. She is married to Paca Thomas, owner of pacaworks.com, a multi-media production company. The five time Emmy Award winner is the co-creator and former partner of Vidlit.com and is Bernie Taupin's sidekick/producer on Bernie Taupin's American Roots Radio heard on SiriusXM's The Loft.
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...
- Head WriterHead writerA 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, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: November 1987 - April 1988
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Co-Head WriterHead writerA 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, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: 1982 - 1986, July 10, 1992 - August 6, 1992, December 21, 1992 - April 28, 1993 - Head WriterHead writerA 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, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: 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 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....
- Associate Head Writer: 1979 - 1981
- Script Writer: 1991
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
- Head Writer: 1987
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the 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. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
- Co-Producer: 1989
- Writer: 1989
Jumanji
Jumanji (TV series)
Jumanji is an American animated television series that was inspired by the movie based on the book of the same name. The series ran for three seasons from 1996 to 1999. In 1996, it was carried by the UPN Kids network, but later seasons were syndicated by BKN. The series was also shown by CITV in...
- Script Writer: 1998
"The Spot
The Spot
The Spot, or thespot.com, was the second episodic online story , after an earlier experiment by AOL's QuantumLink Serial, and pioneered the underwriting of bandwidth and production costs by offering paid advertising banners on the web pages and product placement within the journal entries...
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Creative Consultant/Exec. Producer: 1996
Daytime Emmy Awards
- WIN (1990) 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. BellWilliam J. BellWilliam J. Bell was the creator and executive producer of the soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.-Personal life:...
,
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, Countess of Angus and Mar , 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
- NOMINATION (For 1983, 1986 & 1993 season; Days of our Lives)
- WIN (For 1990 season; Santa Barbara)