Addie Walsh

Addie Walsh (born 1953) is an American television soap opera writer. She last wrote for All My Children. She now writes independently.

Life

Walsh graduated from Smith College where she was a student of Len Berkman.^{[better source needed]}

Her one-woman show, That's All I Got, received an award at the United Solo Festival in 2014, in New York City.

In 2020, she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63,000,000 of funding and it was opening an office in LA. The soap writers recruited included Walsh, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa Connor, Leah Laiman, and Jean Passanante.

Walsh is also an actor, and has acted in the play "Three Tall Women".

Filmography

Walsh's roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Texas	Breakdown writer
1983–1986	Guiding Light	Associate head writer	Hired by Pamela K. Long
1986	Search for Tomorrow	Co-head writer
1987–1991	One Life to Live	Associate head writer
1990–91	Riviera	Creator
1991–92	Loving	Head writer	Resigned in 1992 after dispute with executive producer Haidee Granger^{[citation needed]}
1993	Guiding Light	Associate head writer
1994	Loving	Co-head writer	Rehired by Josie Emmerich in 1994 and paired with Laurie McCarthy
1995–99	As the World Turns	Associate head writer
1997	As the World Turns	Co-head writer
2000–11	All My Children	Associate head writer	Position held April 17, 2000 – April 19, 2002; July 1, 2003 – January 14, 2008 (hired by Megan McTavish); and March 19, 2008 – September 23, 2011
1999 – 2000	Days of Our Lives	Associate head writer	November 11, 1999 – 2000 (hired by Sally Sussman Morina)
2002–2003	Days of Our Lives	Associate head writer

Awards and nominations

Awards for Walsh's writing
Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
1985	Guiding Light	Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1985		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1986		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Winner
1986		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1990	One Life to Live	Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1994	Loving	Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Winner
1996	As the World Turns	Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1998		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
1999		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2000		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2001	All My Children	Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee
2001		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2002		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee
2002		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2003		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2004		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2004		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2007		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2008		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2009		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2009		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee
2010		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2010		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee
2012		Daytime Emmy Award for Best Writing	Nominee	^{[citation needed]}
2012		Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials	Nominee

Head writing tenure

Preceded by

Gary Tomlin

head writer of Search for Tomorrow
(with Pamela K. Long)
1986

Succeeded by

Show Canceled

Preceded by

Mary Ryan Munisteri

head writer of Loving
January 10, 1992-January 15, 1992

Succeeded by

Millee Taggart
Robert Guza Jr.

Preceded by

Agnes Nixon

head writer of Loving
(with Laurie McCarthy)
September 5, 1994-February 17, 1995

Succeeded by

James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten

Preceded by

Stephen Black
Henry Stern

head writer of As the World Turns
(with Mel Brez and Stephen Demorest)
December 16, 1996 – May 16, 1997

Succeeded by

Jessica D. Klein

Preceded by

Jessica D. Klein

head writer of As the World Turns
(with Mel Brez and Stephen Demorest: October 28 – December 19, 1997)
(with Lorraine Broderick and Hal Corley: February 23, 1998 – June 25, 1999)
October 28, 1997 – June 25, 1999

Succeeded by

Leah Laiman and Carolyn Culliton

References

↑ "Len Berkman". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ "The 5th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival". United Solo. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2020-08-04). "Serialized Fiction App Radish Gets $63M Funding, Opens LA Office & Eyes TV Opportunities". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
↑ Adams, Barbara (2006-03-23). "'Three Tall Women': three strong performances". The Ithaca Journal. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Passalacqua, Connie (1986-08-03). "Soap Scoop". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 135. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ "Un soap bien épicé". Le Monde. Paris. 21 May 2007. p. 2.
↑ Reichardt, Nancy M. (1992-11-12). "Tune in tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 49. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Havens, Candace (1995-01-14). "Daytime couples are ringing in new year". The Daily Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Havens, Candace (1995-07-31). "'As the World Turns' dropped the ax again". The Stuart News. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ Margulies, Lee (22 July 1986). "Oops! Wrong Series Gets Emmy Award". Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif. p. 10.
↑ Fox, David J. (1994-03-14). "'Schindler's' adds a pair to the list". The Los Angeles Times. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
↑ King, Susan (6 Mar 2001). "Writers honored in film, TV, radio". Seattle Times; Seattle, Wash. p. E5.
↑ King, Susan (2002-03-03). "Writers Honor 'Gosford Park,' 'Beautiful Mind'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 141. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
1 2 3 "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009.

External links

[1] "Len Berkman". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[2] "The 5th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival". United Solo. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[radish-3] Wiseman, Andreas (2020-08-04). "Serialized Fiction App Radish Gets $63M Funding, Opens LA Office & Eyes TV Opportunities". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

[4] Adams, Barbara (2006-03-23). "'Three Tall Women': three strong performances". The Ithaca Journal. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[5] Passalacqua, Connie (1986-08-03). "Soap Scoop". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 135. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[6] "Un soap bien épicé". Le Monde. Paris. 21 May 2007. p. 2.

[7] Reichardt, Nancy M. (1992-11-12). "Tune in tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 49. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[8] Havens, Candace (1995-01-14). "Daytime couples are ringing in new year". The Daily Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[9] Havens, Candace (1995-07-31). "'As the World Turns' dropped the ax again". The Stuart News. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[10] Margulies, Lee (22 July 1986). "Oops! Wrong Series Gets Emmy Award". Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif. p. 10.

[11] Fox, David J. (1994-03-14). "'Schindler's' adds a pair to the list". The Los Angeles Times. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[12] King, Susan (6 Mar 2001). "Writers honored in film, TV, radio". Seattle Times; Seattle, Wash. p. E5.

[13] King, Susan (2002-03-03). "Writers Honor 'Gosford Park,' 'Beautiful Mind'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 141. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[:0-14] 1 2 3 "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009.