Emma Frost (screenwriter)

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

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

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

References

  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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