Chris Abbott (born September 17, 1947) is an American television producer,[1] writer and author.

Life

She is a graduate of the University of Oregon, with an MFA from Bennington College in Vermont. She started her career writing for Little House on the Prairie.[2] She also wrote for other primetime series such as B.L. Stryker, Legacy, Bandit: Bandit Goes Country, Revealing Evidence: Stalking The Honolulu Strangler, High Sierra Search And Rescue, Cagney & Lacey, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and produced and wrote Magnum, P.I. (as Executive Story Consultant), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (as Creative Consultant), and Diagnosis: Murder.

She has worked on the CBS Daytime serials The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Abbott was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for best writing in 2006.[3]

Positions held

The Bold and the Beautiful

  • Script Writer (2005 – August 2, 2006)

The Young and the Restless

  • Script Writer (February 27, 2007 – March 22, 2007)
  • Associate Head Writer (May 25, 2006 – June 20, 2006; January 2, 2007 – February 16, 2007)

Books

  • Ten Minutes to the Pitch (2005)[4]

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Nomination, 2006, Best Writing, The Bold and The Beautiful

References

  1. ↑ "Spec Pilots For Real". www.craftyscreenwriting.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Little house on the prairie : the ninth and final season, NBC Studios, 2016, retrieved June 14, 2023
  3. ↑ "CBS Daytime". CBS.com. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Abbott, Chris (2005). Ten Minutes to the Pitch: Your Last-minute Guide and Checklist for Selling Your Story. Tallfellow Press. ISBN 978-1-931290-56-2.


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