Susie Lewis

Susie Lewis
Born
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Writer, television producer, voice actress
Known for

Susie Lewis is an American writer and producer. She is best known for co-creating and producing the first three seasons of the MTV adult animated series Daria,[1][2][3] which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002.

Personal life

Lewis attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York Institute of Technology in New York City.[4][5]

Career

Lewis's career began after she applied for an internship at MTV and then began working on Beavis and Butt-Head producing the music video segments.[4] She chose and edited the videos that the duo watched and oversaw the writing and recording of their comments.[6] She and Glenn Eichler were later asked to become co-creators for a spin-off of the show called Daria, built around the character Daria Morgendorffer, who originally appeared as the intelligent, sarcastic foil to Beavis and Butthead.[4][7] Daria came at a request for a "show for girls" from MTV executives, so it was fitting that one of the co-creators would be a woman, and that women would be a significant presence on the writing and directing teams.[8]

Filmography

TV Series and TV Series Shorts[9]
Year Title Role
2019–2020 Player Select Co-executive producer
2014–2021 Sea Rescue Supervising producer (63 episodes)
2013 TakePart Live Producer
2012–2013 AXSLive Producer
2011 The Seven Producer
2009–2010 Hip Hop Shop Producer
2008 No. 1 Countdown: Rock Supervising producer
2002–2003 Portal Executive producer (2 episodes)
2002 Blister Executive producer
2002 G4tv.com Executive producer
2002 Cheat! Pringles Gamers Guide Executive producer
2002 Filter Executive producer
2002 Cinematech Executive producer
2002 Player$ Executive producer
2002 Sweat Executive producer
2001 Farmclub.com Producer
1997–1999 Daria Co-creator, writer, producer, creative supervisor (season 1-3), creative consultant (Season 4), voice actress (Andrea; Season 1 -3)
Daria Dance Party (1999), Write Where It Hurts (1998), Fair Enough (1998) The Big House (1997), Cafe Disaffecto (1997), Too Cute (1997) Voice actress (Andrea; Season 1-3)
Pinch Sitter (1997) Creative supervisor (1 episode)
1995 Beavis and Butt-Head Co-producer (156 episodes)
1994 The Head Voice actress (13 episodes)
TV Specials and Documentaries[9]
Year Title Role
2006 The CMT Music Awards 2006 Coordinating Producer
2005 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica Coordinating Producer
Awards[9]
Year Title For Work
2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series Sea Rescue

References

  1. ^ Gates, Anita (May 16, 1999). "In Praise of the Most Unpopular Girl at Lawndale". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Gates, Anita (January 26, 2002). "Still the Sane if Not Successful Voice, Daria Bows Out". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Kuczynski, Alex (May 11, 1998). "Beavis and Butt-head's Feminine Side". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Conti, Allie (March 2, 2017). "The Oral History of 'Daria'". Vice. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Lewis, Susie (December 4, 2019). "Behind the Scenes of Daria" (YouTube video). Interviewed by Steve Hofstetter. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Andrew, John Garrett (July 22, 2014). "Daria the Untold Tale Part 2". HuffPost. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Saraiya, Sonia (March 1, 2017). "'Daria' 20 Years Later: Producers Behind MTV's Iconic Cartoon Look Back". Variety. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Purcell, Carey (April 5, 2017). "Female-written 'Daria' was groundbreaking and would still be an exception today". Mic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Susie Lewis". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2017.