Beth Sullivan
TV Producer
1949 –
Who is Beth Sullivan?
Beth Sullivan is an American film and television writer and producer, best known as the creator of the long-running CBS series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Sullivan created and served as executive producer of Dr. Quinn. In doing so, she was the first woman to succeed in a singular capacity in the traditionally male arena of one-hour drama "showrunners." The series received numerous Emmy and People’s Choice Award nominations, as well as winning several Emmys and a Golden Globe Award. In addition, the show attained widespread community acknowledgment, receiving the Heroes Memorial Foundation of the United States of America Founder’s Award for honorable recognition of Native Americans, the Genesis Award for spotlighting animal issues, the Family Film Award for promoting family values, the Environmental Media Award for raising environmental awareness, as well as a citation from the Library of Congress for the promotion of literacy.
Prior to Doctor Quinn, Sullivan created and served as co-executive producer of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning one-hour drama series The Trials of Rosie O'Neill.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1949
Burbank - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
- Lived in
- Burbank
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on July 23, 2013
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