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| Years active | 2002–present |
Patricia Breen is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on a range of shows including Frasier and the acclaimed HBO polygamy drama Big Love .
Breen began her writing career on the tenth season of Frasier. She worked as a story editor on the eleventh and final season while also contributing two scripts. In 2006 she wrote a pilot script for ABC called Pink Collar starring Alicia Silverstone. The pilot was not successful in securing a series order. In 2009 she joined the writing staff of Big Love for its third season. She was a co-producer in season four and a producer in its fifth and final season. She contributed one script each season. [1]
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| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Somebody Somewhere | Nominated | [2] |
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