Addie Walsh (born 1953) is an American television soap opera writer. She last wrote for All My Children. She now writes independently.
Life
Walsh graduated from Smith College where she was a student of Len Berkman.
Her one-woman show, That's All I Got, received an award at the United Solo Festival in 2014, in New York City.
In 2020, she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63,000,000 of funding and it was opening an office in LA. The soap writers recruited included Walsh, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa Connor, Leah Laiman, and Jean Passanante.
Walsh is also an actor, and has acted in the play "Three Tall Women".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Texas | Breakdown writer | ||
| 1983–1986 | Guiding Light | Associate head writer | Hired by Pamela K. Long | |
| 1986 | Search for Tomorrow | Co-head writer | ||
| 1987–1991 | One Life to Live | Associate head writer | ||
| 1990–91 | Riviera | Creator | ||
| 1991–92 | Loving | Head writer | Resigned in 1992 after dispute with executive producer Haidee Granger | |
| 1993 | Guiding Light | Associate head writer | ||
| 1994 | Loving | Co-head writer | Rehired by Josie Emmerich in 1994 and paired with Laurie McCarthy | |
| 1995–99 | As the World Turns | Associate head writer | ||
| 1997 | As the World Turns | Co-head writer | ||
| 2000–11 | All My Children | Associate head writer | Position held April 2000 – April 2002; July 2003 – January 14, 2008 (hired by Megan McTavish); and March 19, 2008 – September 23, 2011 | |
| 1999 – 2000 | Days of Our Lives | Associate head writer | November 7, 1999 – 2000 (hired by Sally Sussman Morina) | |
| 2002–2003 | Days of Our Lives | Associate head writer |
Awards and nominations
Head writing tenure
| Preceded byGary Tomlin | head writer of Search for Tomorrow (with Pamela K. Long) 1986 |
Succeeded byShow Canceled |
| Preceded byMary Ryan Munisteri | head writer of Loving December 1991-June 1992 |
Succeeded byMillee Taggart Robert Guza Jr. |
| Preceded byAgnes Nixon | head writer of Loving (with Laurie McCarthy) Fall 1994-Early 1995 |
Succeeded byJames Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten |
| Preceded byJessica D. Klein | head writer of As the World Turns (with Mel Brez and Stephen Demorest) Late 1997 |
Succeeded byLorraine Broderick |
References
- "Len Berkman". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- "The 5th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival". United Solo. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Wiseman, Andreas (2020-08-04). "Serialized Fiction App Radish Gets $63M Funding, Opens LA Office & Eyes TV Opportunities". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- Adams, Barbara (2006-03-23). "'Three Tall Women': three strong performances". The Ithaca Journal. p. 28. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Passalacqua, Connie (1986-08-03). "Soap Scoop". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 135. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- "Un soap bien épicé". Le Monde; Paris. 21 May 2007. p. 2 – via Proquest.
- Reichardt, Nancy M. (1992-11-12). "Tune in tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 49. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Havens, Candace (1995-01-14). "Daytime couples are ringing in new year". The Daily Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Havens, Candace (1995-07-31). "'As the World Turns' dropped the ax again". The Stuart News. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- Margulies, Lee (22 July 1986). "OOPS! WRONG SERIES GETS EMMY AWARD". Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif.. p. 10 – via Proquest.
- Fox, David J. (1994-03-14). "'Schindler's' adds a pair to the list". The Los Angeles Times. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- King, Susan (6 Mar 2001). "Writers honored in film, TV, radio". Seattle Times; Seattle, Wash. pp. E5 – via Proquest.
- King, Susan (2002-03-03). "Writers Honor 'Gosford Park,' 'Beautiful Mind'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 141. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "WGA names 'Dexter,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Lost'". Daily Breeze; Torrance, Calif. 15 Dec 2009 – via Proquest.