| Lydia Woodward | |
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| Personal details | |
| Profession | Motion picture writer and producer |
| Years active | 1983 to present |
| IMDb | 0940963 |
| ER | |
| Role | Executive Producer Writer |
| Seasons | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, & 12 |
| First episode | "Day One" |
| Last episode | "No Place to Hide" |
| Credits | 158 episodes (see below) |
Lydia Woodward is an American motion picture writer and producer. She is a writer and producer for ER, rising to the position of Executive Producer during her time on the show. She has also worked on the series St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Citizen Baines, Presidio Med, The Riches, and Pan Am.
Biography
Early life
She attended Colgate University in Hamilton New York and graduated in 1973.[1]
Career
She joined the crew of ER as a Supervising Producer and writer for the first season in fall 1994. She debuted with the second episode "Day One". She wrote the third episode "Going Home". She wrote the teleplay for the seventh episode "Another Perfect Day" from a story by Lance Gentile. She was promoted to Co-Executive Producer after the mid-season break beginning with the twelfth episode "Happy New Year". She also wrote "Happy New Year". She wrote the sixteenth episode "Make of Two Hearts". She wrote the twenty fourth episode "Motherhood".
She returned as a Co-Executive Producer and writer for the second season in fall 1995. She wrote the second episode "Summer Run", the sixth episode "Days Like This", the fourteenth episode "The Right Thing", and the twenty first episode "Take These Broken Wings".
She was promoted to Executive Producer for the third season in fall 1996. She wrote the second episode "Let the Games Begin". She co-wrote the story for the episode "Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies" with Neal Baer; the teleplay was written by Barbara Hall. She wrote the fifteenth episode "The Long Way Around". She wrote the teleplay for the twenty first episode "Make a Wish" from a story by Joe Sachs.
She remained an Executive Producer for the fourth season in fall 1997. She wrote the second episode "Something New" and the season finale "A Hole in the Heart".
She remained an Executive Producer for the fifth season in fall 1998. She took over as show runner from John Wells but he remained an Executive Producer. She wrote the season premiere "Day For Knight", the ninth episode "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson", the thirteenth episode "Choosing Joi", and the season finale "Getting to Know You".
She continued as show runner and an Executive Producer for the sixth season in fall 1999. She wrote the season premiere "Leave It to Weaver", the thirteenth episode "Be Still My Heart", and the nineteenth episode "The Fastest Year". Jack Orman replaced her as the series show runner.
She returned to ER as a Consulting Producer for the eleventh season in fall 2004. She wrote the seventh episode "White Guy, Dark Hair" and the fourteenth episode "Just as I Am". She co-wrote the nineteenth episode "Ruby Redux" with Lisa Zwerling. She remained a writer for the twelfth season in fall 2005. She wrote the ninth episode "I Do" and the nineteenth episode "No Place to Hide".
Credits
Supervising Producer
- Season 1 - "Day One" until "Happy New Year"
Co-Executive Producer
- Season 1 - "Happy New Year" onwards
- Season 2
Executive Producer
Consulting Producer
References
External links
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