Winnie Holzman

Winnie Holzman (born 1954; New York City) is an award-winning American dramatist, screenwriter and poet. She created the ABC television series My So-Called Life, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination for writing in 1995. She also wrote episodes of The Wonder Years, thirtysomething and Once and Again. Holzman studied English and Creative Writing at Princeton University and graduated with a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from New York Unive... more

Winnie Holzman (born 1954; New York City) is an award-winning American dramatist, screenwriter and poet. She created the ABC television series My So-Called Life, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination for writing in 1995. She also wrote episodes of The Wonder Years, thirtysomething and Once and Again. Holzman studied English and Creative Writing at Princeton University and graduated with a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University in 1984. Her teachers at NYU included Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Leonard Bernstein. Holzman made her Broadway debut in 2003 when she wrote the book for the Stephen Schwartz musical Wicked, based on the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. She won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. Holzman has had a number of acting spots, primarily cameo roles on her own TV shows and a recurring role as a... less