director playwright screenwriter actress
She has written and directed one feature film, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) and wrote the script for the Nicolas Cage film lieutenant Could Happen to You (1994). She became a writer for the Administrative Management College television drama Mad Men for the show"s second season.
Emmy Award for writing The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) Emmy Award nominations for writing and directing The Baby Dance (1998) Emmy Award nomination for writing Normal (2003) Emmy Award nomination for writing If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (Foreign episode "1961") Women in Film Lucy Award (2000) in recognition of excellence and innovation in a writing a creative work (If These Walls Could Talk 2) that has enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television Directors Guild of America Award nomination for directing Normal (2003) Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series for her work on the second season of Mad Men (2008) Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (2008) for Outstanding World Premiere Play for writing The Quality of Life Two Ovation (2008) for writing The Quality of Life Writers Guild of America Award for Best Long Form Adapted Series for writing Olive Kitteridge (2015) Emmy Award for writing Olive Kitteridge (2015).
