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Elaine Ko is an American television writer and producer.[1]

Elaine Ko
BornUnited States
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipAmerican

Early life


Ko is a Korean American.


Career


Ko's TV career began on the sitcom Back to You, where she was a writing assistant. From there, she was a staff writer on Do Not Disturb and Family Guy.

Her main breakthrough was with Modern Family (2011–20), where she worked as executive story editor, staff writer, producer, and executive producer.[2][3][4] She also made an acting cameo, playing a receptionist in "The Future Dunphys" (2013), and directed two episodes ("Whanex?" and "The Prescott", 2019 and 2020).[5][6] With Modern Family, Ko was the co-winner of seven awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (twice), the American Comedy Award for Comedy Writing, the 2013 Humanitas Prize (30 Minute Category), an Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, a PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy, and a WGA Award for Best Comedy Series Writing.[7]

She was also the individual winner of the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy for "Virgin Territory", and was nominated in 2013 for "Farm Strong".[8][9][10]


References


  1. Merskin, Debra L. (November 12, 2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483375540 – via Google Books.
  2. Podnieks, Elizabeth (April 29, 2016). Pops in Pop Culture: Fatherhood, Masculinity, and the New Man. Springer. ISBN 9781137577672 – via Google Books.
  3. Molina-Guzmán, Isabel (March 27, 2018). Latinas and Latinos on TV: Colorblind Comedy in the Post-racial Network Era. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816537242 – via Google Books.
  4. "'Modern Family's' Elaine Ko Inks Overall Deal With 20th Television". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 June 2013.
  5. Darwish, Meaghan. "Stephen Merchant Meets Luke & Manny in 'Modern Family' Midseason Return (PHOTOS)". TV Insider.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm/ [dead link] [user-generated source]
  7. "Elaine Ko's 'Modern Family' continues to reign – The Korea Times".
  8. Patten, Dominic (June 4, 2013). "'Modern Family' Producer Elaine Ko Inks Overall Deal With 20th TV".
  9. "Elaine Ko". IMDb.
  10. "12 Television Writers of Color You Should Know". Flavorwire.




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