Terri Minsky

Terri Minsky (born August 27, 1957) is an American television writer and producer who created The Geena Davis Show, Lizzie McGuire, Less Than Perfect, and Andi Mack.

Early and personal life

Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A mother of two, Minsky published a reflection, "The Mother Load," on balancing time between her work and family in Literary Mama. Minsky is Jewish.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Career

Minsky was a writer for The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, Premiere, New York, and Esquire.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Minsky's first writing credits were for episodes of Doctor Doctor in 1989 and Flying Blind in 1992–1993. Minsky was the executive producer of Sherri, a Lifetime series that ran for one season in 2009. In 2014, Minsky co-wrote the pilot for MTV's Finding Carter, which debuted on July 8, 2014, and was the show's executive producer for its first season.

Minsky created and executive produced the GLAAD Award-winning Disney Channel series, Andi Mack, which began development in 2015, production in 2016, and aired from 2017 to 2019. It was also her second TV series for the Disney Channel following 2001's Lizzie McGuire.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Following the end of Andi Mack, in August 2019, it was announced that Minsky had signed a deal to create future series and films for Disney Channel and the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, as her first project under this deal being a revival of Lizzie McGuire.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Minsky exited her role as showrunner of the revival on January 9, 2020, after the first two episodes of the series had been filmed due to creative differences with Disney,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the revival has since been cancelled.<ref name="Lizzie People">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Episodes	Role	Notes
1989-1991	Doctor Doctor	"Two Angry Men" (1991) ... (written by) "When Bad Books Happen to Good People" (1990) ... (written by) "The Last Temptation of Mike" (1990) ... (written by) "Doctors and Other Strangers" (1990) ... (written by) "Torch Song Cardiology" (1989) ... (written by) "Bachelor Doctor" (1989) ... (written by)	Writer	TV series
1992-1993	Flying Blind	"Unforgiving" (1993) ... (written by) "The Player" (1993) ... (written by) "Desperately Seeking Alicia" (1992) ... (written by) "Prelude to a Brisket" (1992) ... (written by) (producer - 21 episodes)	Writer, producer	TV series
1995	Clarissa	N/A	Writer, co-executive producer	TV movie, teleplay
1995-1996	C.P.W	"You Belong to Me!" (1996) ... (written by) "Mermaids Strike Better" (1996) ... (written by) "Public Execution" (1996) ... (written by) "She Danced Only One Summer" (1995) ... (written by) "The History of Gil and Rachel" (1995) ... (written by) "With the Weapons of a Mrs." (1995) ... (written by) "Intrigues" (1995) ... (written by)	Writer	TV series
1997	Pearl	"Power Play" (1997) ... (written by)	Writer	TV series
1998-1999	Sex and the City	"Shortcomings" (1999) ... (written by) "The Baby Shower" (1998) ... (written by)	Writer	TV series
2000-2001	The Geena Davis Show	(created by - 14 episodes, 2000 - 2001) (creator - 8 episodes, 2000) (writer - 2 episodes, 2000) (executive producer - 7 episodes)	Writer, creator, executive producer	TV series
2001-2002	Lizzie McGuire	(creator - 62 episodes, 2001–2004) (writer - 2 episodes, 2001–2002) "Pool Party" (2001) ... (executive producer)	Writer, creator, executive producer	TV series
2002-2006	Less Than Perfect	(creator 66 episodes, 2002–2006) (written by - 4 episodes, 2002–2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2004) (executive producer - 22 episodes)	Writer, creator, executive producer	TV series
2003	The Lizzie McGuire Movie	N/A	Executive producer	Movie
2005	What's Stevie Thinking?	(created by, 1 episode, 2005) (creator, 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005) (executive producer - 1 episode, 2005)	Writer, creator, executive producer	An unsold television pilot produced for Disney Channel
2008	Cashmere Mafia	"Yours, Mine and Hers" (2008) ... (written by) "Conference Call" (2008) ... (written by) (consulting producer - 4 episodes, 2008) (co-executive producer - 2 episodes, 2008)	Writer, consulting producer, co-executive producer	TV series
2009	Sherri	"Indecision '09" (2009) ... (written by) (executive producer - 12 episodes)	Writer, executive producer	TV series
2011	Rip City	N/A	Writer, executive producer	TV movie
2013	The Carrie Diaries	"The Second Time Around" (2013) ... (written by) "The Long and Winding Road Not Taken" (2013) ... (written by) "Read Before Use" (2013) ... (written by) (co-executive producer - 12 episodes)	Writer, co-executive producer	TV series
2014	Finding Carter	(developed by - 36 episodes, 2014–2015) (written by - 2 episodes, 2014) (teleplay - 1 episode, 2014) "Drive" (2014) ... (executive producer)	Writer, executive producer	TV series
2016	Younger	"Jersey, Sure" (2016) ... (written by)	Writer	TV series
2017	Andi Mack	(created by - 31 episodes, 2017–2018) (written by - 3 episodes, 2017) (creator - 2 episodes, 2017) (executive producer - 25 episodes)	Writer, creator, executive producer	TV series

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