Sara Hess

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Sara Hess
Occupation(s) screenwriter, television producer.
Years active2005present
Spouse
Talia Osteen
(m. 2014)

Sara Hess is a television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the drama series House and Orange Is the New Black . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Hess joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a writer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episode "Advances, None Miraculous".

From 2005 to 2012, Hess worked on the medical drama series House , for which she wrote 17 episodes.

Since 2013, she has been working on Orange Is the New Black . More recently, she worked for House of the Dragon , and signed an HBO overall deal. [4]

Filmography

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References

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  2. "Sara Hess". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "Sara Hess on "Orange is the New Black" and writing Thirteen's sex scenes on "house" - AfterEllen.com". AfterEllen. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. "'House of the Dragon' Writer Extends HBO Overall Deal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-02.