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

The Young and the Restless

Books

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

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.