American soap opera writer
Michelle "Shelly" Altman is an American soap opera writer who is known as breakdown and associate head writer of American daytime soap operas, including Another World , General Hospital and One Life to Live .
Career
In 1987, Altman co-wrote a screenplay for Sweet Lorraine .[ 1] From 1995 to 1999, Altman and Jean Passanante were associate head writers of Another World [ 2] and, from 1999 to 2011, held the same position while doing One Life to Live .[ 3]
From 2013 to 2015, Altman was a co-head writer of The Young and the Restless along with Jean Passanante.[ 4] [ 5] In 2015, Altman and Passanante replaced Ron Carlivati , who was the head writer of General Hospital since 2012.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Altman had been the show's associate head co-writer since 2011, prior to which she was its breakdown writer.[ 9] [ 10]
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
Win
(2008; Best Writing; One Life To Live )[ 11]
(2014; Best Writing; The Young and the Restless )[ 12]
Nominations
(1996; Best Writing; Another World )
(2002, 2006, 2009; Best Writing; One Life To Live )
(2012, 2013; Best Writing; General Hospital )
Writers Guild of America Award
Win
(2016; Best Writing; General Hospital )
Nominations
(2003 and 2005 season; One Life To Live )
(1997 season; Another World )
Head writer history
Preceded by
Head writer of General Hospital (with Garin Wolf ) January 9 – February 20, 2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head writer of The Young and the Restless (with Josh Griffith: 3/18/13-11/1/13) (with Tracey Thomson) (with Jean Passanante : 12/23/13-3/18/15) (with Charles Pratt Jr. : 1/16/15-3/18/15) March 18, 2013 – March 18, 2015
Succeeded byCharles Pratt Jr.
Preceded byJean Passanante
Head writer of General Hospital (with Jean Passanante: 10/7/15-10/6/17) (with Chris Van Etten : 10/9/17-10/28/19) October 7, 2015 – October 28, 2019
Succeeded byDan O'Connor Chris Van Etten
References
^ Janet Maslin (May 1, 1987). "Film: "Sweet Lorraine" " . The New York Times .
^ Michael Fairman (September 4, 2015). "Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante Share Thoughts On Being First GH Female Head Writers In Over a Decade!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Kambra Clifford (June 23, 2014). "DAYTIME EMMY EXCLUSIVE: Winners React to Emmy Honors!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ "Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante New Y&R Co-Head Writers" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Jamey Giddens (September 12, 2013). "Sony Confirms Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante as Head Writers of The Young and the Restless" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Karen Butler (July 29, 2015). " 'General Hospital' gets new head writing team: Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante" . UPI . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Michael Fairman (July 24, 2015). "BREAKING NEWS: Ron Carlivati OUT As Head Writer & Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante IN at General Hospital!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Giddens, Jamey (July 24, 2015). "ABC Replaces General Hospital Head Writer Ron Carlivati With Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman" . Daytime Confidential. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Errol Lewis (October 25, 2011). "Breakdown Writer Shelly Altman Named Co-Head Writer of 'General Hospital' " .
^ Kambra Clifford (October 5, 2015). "New GH writers' material debuts this week; major changes ahead" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ "35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy ® Awards Presented at Star-Studded Gala on ABC" (PDF) . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Michael Fairman (May 8, 2014). "The Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante Interview – The Young and the Restless" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .