Background
English was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Anne and Richard English, who was an electrical engineer
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English was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Anne and Richard English, who was an electrical engineer
She graduated from Nardin Academy in Buffalo, New York, and then from Buffalo State College in 1970.
Television and film English began her career at W National Educational Television, the Public Broadcasting Service affiliate in New York City, working first as a story editor for The Theatre in America series, and then as associate director of television Laboratory From 1977 to 1980, she wrote a monthly column on television for Vogue magazine. 1980s
She followed that with the television movies Her Life as a Manitoba for National Broadcasting Company (1984) and Classified Love for Columbia Broadcasting System (1986).
In 1985, English created her first half-hour comedy series, Foley Square, which aired on Columbia Broadcasting System during the 1985-1986 television season.
lieutenant starred Margaret Colin, Hector Elizondo, Michael Lembeck, and Jon Lovitz. During the 1986 and 1987 seasons, she executive produced and wrote the Columbia Broadcasting System comedy series My Sister Sam, starring Pam Dawber.
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The series ran from 1988 to 1998 for a total of 247 episodes. lieutenant garnered 62 Emmy nominations and 18 wins.
In 1992, English stirred up controversy when the title character decided to have a child out of wedlock.
Vice president Dan Quayle voiced his disapproval of this decision, stating that Murphy was "mocking the importance of fathers and calling it just another lifestyle choice." English responded with a statement that read: "If the vice president thinks it"s disgraceful for an unmarried woman to bear children, and if he believes that a woman cannot adequately raise a child without a father, then he"d better make sure abortion remains safe and legal." This touched off a firestorm of debate over the meaning of "family values" during an election year in which Bill Clinton and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore ran against George Heriot-Watt University Bush and Dan Quayle, ultimately denying them a second term. 1990"s
English also created the comedy series Love & War (1992–1995) for Columbia Broadcasting System which starred Susan Dey and Jay Thomas - Annie Potts replaced Dey after the first season. Other series she co-created and/or executive produced include Double Rush(1995), Ink (1996), and The Louie Show starring Louie Anderson (1996) for Columbia Broadcasting System, and Living in Captivity (1998) for FOX. 2000"s
In 2008, English wrote, produced and directed The Women, her feature film debut.
The comedy, a remake of the 1939 George Cukor film of the same name, stars Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
lieutenant was released to mixed reviews but tripled its budget worldwide. That same year English and the ensemble cast of The Women were honored with the Women in Film Crystal award.
Married Joel Shukovsky.