Michele Val Jean
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Michele Val Jean (b. 1950s) is an American television writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital. Val Jean made television history when in 2000 she was promoted, alongside Elizabeth Korte, to the post of Head Writer; making her the first African American in the history of daytime television serials to hold the post. Val Jean wrote the critically acclaimed 1998 re-visitation of Luke Spencer's rape of Laura Webber Spencer, the rape of Elizabeth Webber, Luke and Laura Spencer's 2006 wedding, and the 2007 rape of Jasper Jax. Among her favorite writers are Ethan Canin and Tina Andrews.
[edit] Positions held
- Occasional Breakdown Writer (February 2007 - Dec 26, 2007)
- Co-Head Writer (January 2001 - April 2001)
- Breakdown Writer & Occasional Script Writer (1996 - 2000)
- Script Writer (1993-1996; 2002 - Dec 21, 2007; April 7, 2007 - present)
- Script Editor (1993-1995)
| GH Crew | Associate/Breakdown/Script | Producerss/Consultant | Directors |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.G. Jr. | Garin Wolf, Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Heidi Ploen, Tracey Thomson, Michael Conforti, Jim Reitzel, David Goldschmid, Sasha Cartullo, Karen Harris, Susan Wald (playwright), Nathan Fissel, Elizabeth Korte, Meg Bennett | Jill Farren Phelps (Executive Producer), Mary O'Leary, Mercer Barrows, Michelle Henry, Deborah Genovese, Brian Frons | Danielle Faraldo, Craig McNamus, Matthew Diamond, William Ludel, Scott McKinsey, Phideaux Xavier, Owen Renfroe, Mark Teschner, Ron Cates, Christine R. Magarian, Penny Pengra, Peter Filmore, Dave McLoed, R. C. Cates |
- Script Writer (1989 - 1990)
- Occasional Script Writer (1997-1998)
- Breakdown Writer (1992-1993)
- Script Writer (1991)
- Script Editor (1992-1993)
[edit] Awards and nominations
Val Jean has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards.
1995 GH Writing Team (first GH nomination)
- Claire Labine
- Matthew Labine
- Eleanor Labine
- Ralph Ellis
- Michele Val Jean
- Lewis Arlt
- Stephanie Braxton: American writer and actress who appeared on The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, Dallas, Eight Is Enough, Quincy M.E., The Edge of Night, All My Children, The Secret Storm and Love is a Many Splendored Thing. She wrote for As The World Turns (1988-1993, 2000-2001), Guiding Light (1983-1987, 2001-2003), General Hospital (1994-1998), Search For Tomorrow, and One Life To Live. She has been nominated for 6 Daytime Emmys and 5 WGA Awards.
- Karen Harris
- Judith Pinsker: American television writer on General Hospital (1995-1999), Another World (1984-1994), and Ryan's Hope (1977-1984). Nominated for 8 Daytime Emmys and 3 WGA Awards.
Writers Guild Of America Award
- 1993–1998 seasons, 6 nominations for General Hospital
- 1991 and 1992 seasons, 2 nominations for Santa Barbara
- Best Daytime Soap Writer (2004, 2006 & 2007)
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