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Emma Frost (screenwriter)

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Emma Frost is a British screenwriter and showrunner, known for her work in the television series Shameless, as well as several Phillipa Gregory adaptations.

Career

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Frost began working on series such as The Queen's Nose, as well as the BBC's popular continuing dramas: Doctors, and Casualty. Frost wrote and consulted on multiple episodes of Shameless. She has also written on The White Queen, Jamaica Inn,[1][2] The Man in the High Castle, and The White Princess. Recently, she was co-showrunner and wrote for The Spanish Princess with Matthew Graham.

Her film work includes the BBC Four drama Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon and the screenplay to Zelda, a film in development by Ron Howard.[3]

Personal life

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Frost is a trustee of the children's arts charity Anno's Africa.[4] She is based in Falmouth, Cornwall.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Willmore, Alison (9 August 2013). "The White Queen Writer Emma Frost on Sex, Historical Accuracy and Making 'The Real Game of Thrones'". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Gerard (18 May 2014). "Meet the showrunners: From Steven Moffat to Toby Whithouse, how did writers end up seizing the reins of British drama?". The Independent. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (21 October 2016). "Jennifer Lawrence to Team With Ron Howard for Zelda Fitzgerald Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Patrons".
  5. ^ "Cornish writer is headed for Hollywood for Emmy awards bash". Western Morning News. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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