Janet Tamaro is an American television writer, series creator, executive producer, and showrunner.Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ABC NEWSOne, Inside Edition, and the Travel Channel as a correspondent and host. Tamaro is the author of the book So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics, originally published in 1998. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595063/Tamaro has written for many television series, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Line of Fire, CSI: NY, Lost, Bones, Sleeper Cell, and Trauma. Tamaro worked as a freelance writer for the first season of Lost in 2004. Tamaro and the Lost writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. Tamaro was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Sleeper Cell.In 2010, Tamaro developed the TNT television series Rizzoli & Isles, which is based on the thriller novel series by Tess Gerritsen. The series has been a hit for TNT for four seasons and has sold into syndication. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rizzoli-isles-sells-syndication-585547 Tamaro has earned a Gracie Allen Award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, a Women's Image Network (WIN) Award, and Prevention magazine's Healthy TV Award for her work on the show.She is married and has two daughters.
TV Series developed by - 105 episodes, 2010 - 2016 written by - 18 episodes, 2010 - 2014 teleplay by - 13 episodes, 2011 - 2014 story by - 6 episodes, 2011 - 2012
Trauma
2009-2010
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Bones
2006-2008
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Sleeper Cell
2005
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Line of Fire
2004-2005
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Lost
2005
TV Series written by - 1 episode
CSI: NY
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Black Sash
TV Series executive story editor - 6 episodes, 2003 teleplay - 1 episode, 2003 writer - 1 episode, 2003 written by - 1 episode, 2003
Breaking News
2002
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
The Court
TV Series written by - 1 episode writer - 1 episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Producer
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Year
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Rizzoli & Isles
TV Series executive producer - 56 episodes, 2010 - 2014 executive consultant - 16 episodes, 2014 - 2015