Addie Walsh (born 1953) is an American television soap opera writer. She last wrote for All My Children. She now writes independently.
Life Walsh graduated from Smith College where she was a student of Len Berkman.
Her one-woman show, That's All I Got, received an award at the United Solo Festival in 2014, in New York City.
In 2020, she was one of the recruits for a fiction app named "Radish" which had $63,000,000 of funding and it was opening an office in LA. The soap writers recruited included Walsh, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa Connor, Leah Laiman, and Jean Passanante.
Walsh is also an actor, and has acted in the play "Three Tall Women".
Filmography +Walsh's rolesYearTitleRoleNotesRef.1982TexasBreakdown writer1983–1986Guiding LightAssociate head writerHired by Pamela K. Long1986Search for TomorrowCo-head writer1987–1991One Life to LiveAssociate head writer1990–91RivieraCreator1991–92LovingHead writerResigned in 1992 after dispute with executive producer Haidee Granger1993Guiding LightAssociate head writer1994LovingCo-head writerRehired by Josie Emmerich in 1994 and paired with Laurie McCarthy1995–99As the World TurnsAssociate head writer1997As the World TurnsCo-head writer2000–11All My ChildrenAssociate head writerPosition held April 17, 2000 – April 19, 2002; July 1, 2003 – January 14, 2008 (hired by Megan McTavish); and March 19, 2008 – September 23, 20111999 – 2000Days of Our LivesAssociate head writerNovember 11, 1999 – 2000 (hired by Sally Sussman Morina)2002–2003Days of Our LivesAssociate head writer
Awards and nominations +Awards for Walsh's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.1985Guiding LightWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNomineeDaytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNominee1986Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingWinnerWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee1990One Life to LiveDaytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNominee1994LovingWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsWinner1996As the World TurnsDaytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNominee1998Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee1999Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee2000Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNominee2001All My ChildrenDaytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsWinner2002Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsWinner2003Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNominee2004Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsWinner2007Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee2008Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee2009Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee2010Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee2012Daytime Emmy Award for Best WritingNomineeWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime SerialsNominee
Head writing tenure
References
External links ABC: All My Children