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I. Marlene King
Occupations
Years active1995–present
SpouseShari Rosenthal
Children2

I. Marlene King (born May 22, 1962) is a writer, producer and director. She is best known as the executive producer and showrunner of the Freeform teen drama Pretty Little Liars.[1] She also wrote the 1995 film Now and Then. In 2014, it was announced that King will adapt Danielle Vega's horror novel The Merciless as a feature film and Sara Shepard's novel series The Perfectionists as a television series for Freeform.[2][3]

Personal life

She has two sons, Emerson (14) and Atticus (11) King,[4] and her partner is Shari Rosenthal.[5]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Director Executive producer
1996 If These Walls Could Talk Yes
1999 Saving Graces Yes
2010–2017 Pretty Little Liars Yes Creator and showrunner
2012 Pretty Dirty Secrets Yes Creator
2013–2014 Ravenswood Yes Yes Co-creator
2017 Famous in Love[6] Yes Yes Co-creator and showrunner

Films

Year Title Credited as
Writer Associate producer
1995 Now and Then Yes
1995 National Lampoon's Senior Trip Yes
2006 Just My Luck Yes

References

  1. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (March 18, 2014) 'Pretty Little Liars" I. Marlene King on Show's Season Finale, Future | Variety, Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2014
  2. ^ "Lionsgate Acquires Film Rights To Horror Novel 'The Merciless' For 'Pretty Little Liars' Marlene King To Adapt". Deadline. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Pretty Little Liars' Marlene King To Bring Sara Shepard's 'The Perfectionists' Books To ABC Family As Potential Series". Deadline. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. ^ King, Marlene (June 20, 2015). "This is what a staycation looks like. My boys. My home. My life". TV Line. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Shari (April 27, 2014). "My cool girlfriend". Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 April 2016). "Bella Thorne Drama Pilot 'Famous In Love' Picked Up To Series By Freeform". Deadline. Retrieved 27 May 2016.