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Emily Andras
Andras at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2022
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
NationalityAmerican-Canadian
Occupation(s)Television producer, writer
Years active1997 – present
Known forWynonna Earp
Lost Girl
Children2

Emily Andras is a Canadian television producer and writer. She is known for creating the television series Wynonna Earp and serving as executive producer and showrunner of Lost Girl (seasons 3 and 4).[1]

Early life

Andras was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[2] She earned an English degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada,[3] and received her Bachelor of Applied Arts (Radio and Television) from the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.[4]

Career

Emily Andras created the Wynonna Earp series after her work on Lost Girl,[5] where she was a writer and consulting producer for the first two seasons, showrunner and executive producer of seasons 3 and 4, and executive consulting producer in its fifth and final season.[6][7]

Prior to Lost Girl, she served on Instant Star as showrunner and executive producer, for which she began as a junior writer on the series.[8][9] Prior to Wynonna Earp being greenlit, she was a writer and consulting producer on Killjoys during its development and first season.[10][11]

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In 2008, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series, for Instant Star episode "Like A Virgin".[citation needed] She was nominated in 2013 for a Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for Lost Girl episode "Into the Dark".[12] In 2017, she received a CSA for Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction for Wynonna Earp Interactive, and was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for Wynonna Earp episode "Purgatory".[13][14] In 2018, she was nominated for a CSA for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for Wynonna Earp episode "I Hope You Dance".[15] In 2019, she received the WGC Showrunner Award by the Writers Guild of Canada.[16]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Showrunner Notes
1997 Uh-Oh! Yes
2000 Our Hero Yes 1 episode
2005–2008 Instant Star Yes Yes Yes wrote 13 episodes
2006 11 Cameras Yes
2008 Sophie Yes 1 episode
2008–2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Yes 3 episodes
2009 St. Brigid's Medical Yes
2009–2010 Total Drama Yes 2 episodes
2010 Degrassi Takes Manhattan Yes TV movie
2010–2015 Lost Girl Yes Yes Yes Wrote 13 episodes; showrunner seasons 3, 4
2011 King Yes Yes Wrote 2 episodes
2013 Lost Girl: ConFAEdential Yes Showcase TV special
2013 Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouse Yes Showcase TV special
2015 Killjoys Yes Yes Wrote 2 episodes
2016–2021 Wynonna Earp Yes Yes Yes Creator; wrote 14 episodes

References

  1. ^ Reid, Regan (April 15, 2016). "Emily Andras wrangles Wynonna Earp". PlayBack. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Inside the Writing Room With Emily Andras". Toronto Screenwriting Conference. Writers Guild of Canada. 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Seven grads earn Gemini nominations". Queen's University. August 28, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Emily Andras". LinkedIn. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Brodsky, Katherine (Summer 2017). "Andras and The Making of Wynonna and The Revenants Relevant" (PDF). Canadian Screenwriter Magazine. Writers Guild of Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Sunny (January 3, 2013). "An Evening with Lost Girl Showrunner Emily Andras". The Televixen. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Liszewski, Bridget (March 16, 2016). "Women Behind Canadian TV: Emily Andras". The TV Junkies. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Heather M (April 1, 2016). "Emily Andras Talks All Things Wynonna Earp [Exclusive]". TV Goodness. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Inside the Writing Room with Emily Andras". Toronto Screenwriting Conference. 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Staff (October 19, 2014). "Syfy Press Tour 2014 Starts Tonight". SciFi Vision. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Stokes, Rebecca Jane (October 20, 2014). "New Details on Syfy's Killjoys". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Nominees Announced for 2013 Canadian Screen Awards". BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. January 16, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  13. ^ Pinto, Jordan (March 10, 2017). "LaRue, Felix & Paul win gold at CSAs". Playback. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Emily Andras". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Congratulations, CSA Winners". Writers Guild of Canada. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019. (updated)
  16. ^ "WGC Screenwriting Awards 2019 Winners Announced". Writers Guild of Canada. April 30, 2019.
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