Karen Harris (writer)
Karen Harris is an American television writer for the ABC Daytime serial General Hospital.
Career
During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, she chose not to accept Financial Core status.She wrote television pilots for Spelling Television and Universal Pictures, and worked at Sony Pictures Television, Lorimar Television and Columbia Pictures. While at Universal, Harris was a Writer-Producer-Supervising Producer-Executive Producer on The Incredible Hulk.Simon & SimonShannonKnight RiderStreet HawkThe Human Factor Alfred Hitchcock PresentsScene of the CrimeIsland Sons Baby Brokers
- Creator/EP/co-writer pilot: Deadline: MadridSatisfaction Guaranteed–PilotAmerican Beauty–Pilot
WGA West
In September 2008, scribes elected eight new board members to the WGA West. Topping the list of winners were Army Wives writer Katherine Fugate, who received 647 votes. Also elected were John Bowman, Howard Michael Gould, David A. Goodman, Karen Harris, Mark Gunn, Aaron Mendelsohn and Kathy Kiernan. Bowman, Goodman, Gunn, Mendelsohn and Kiernan are incumbents. A total of 1,235 ballots were cast. Indie firm Pacific Election Services counted the votes.''Life in General''
Life In General is a web series which debuted on October 28, 2008 on Strike.TV, an internet network created by Hollywood writers during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Life In General is a scripted show set behind-the-scenes at the second longest running soap opera on TV. The companion piece is Greenville General, the soap opera on which they all work.In the first episode entitled "Out of Control", Courtney is missing, Rod is screwing Maddie, Rachel just found out that her husband cheated on her, and Raymond may have suffered a fatal heart attack. And that's just behind the scenes.
Positions held
All My Children- Script writer: February 4, 2004 – February 24, 2005
- Script writer: August 3, 1993 – 1996 ; April 8, 2005 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 – February 8, 2011
- Co-head writer: March 4 – December 12, 1996
- Supervising producer 2002–2003
- Writer: two episodes
- Head writer: February–November 2000; June 2000 – November 9, 2000
- Script writer: 2002–2003
- Associate head writer: November 10, 2000 – January 26, 2001
- Co-head writer: 2000
- Creator/head writer/Producer: October 28, 2008
- Writer: 1994–1996
- Co-executive producer/writer: 1989
- Writer: 1985
- Writer/story editor/producer: 1979–1983
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards- Nominations:
- Wins:
- WGA wins:
- '''WGA nominations:'''