Emma Frost (screenwriter)

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Emma Frost is a British screenwriter and showrunner, known for her work in the television series Shameless .

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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]

Frost was writer, showrunner and executive producer on an adapted series of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence for Netflix, which began filming in 2025. [4] [5]

Personal life

Frost is a trustee of the children's arts charity Anno's Africa. [6] She is based in Falmouth, Cornwall. [7]

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. London, Rob (2 September 2025). "Netflix's Remake of a Daniel Day Lewis Classic Finds Its 4 Leads, Including a 'Buccaneers' Star". Collider. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  5. "'The Age of Innocence': Netflix series with Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth kicks off Prague shoot". Prague Reporter. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. "Patrons".
  7. "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.