Katherine Fugate

KATHERINE FUGATE created and executive produced the flagship hit Lifetime series "Army Wives." She has since worked directly with Michelle Obama on the "Joining Forces" campaign, appearing on MSNBC and writing a PSA, starring Steven Spielberg, to further shine a light on the sacrifices of our military families.

Fugate marked her second collaboration with Garry Marshall on "New Year's Eve," having written the screenplay for his 2010 hit romantic comedy "Valentine's Day." She wrote the screenplay for the 2004 feature "The Prince & Me," directed by Martha Coolidge and starring Julia Stiles. She also wrote the largely autobiographical 2003 film "Carolina," starring Shirley MacLaine. Her script "The Senator's Wife" was named on the annual Top Ten Best Unproduced Screenplays list of 2006.

Through her company, Carpe Diem Films, Fugate has optioned the life rights to two different true-life stories. She also wrote and directed her first feature, "Boxer," and executive produced and wrote "An Ordinary Murder," for Lifetime.

In 2008, Fugate was chosen as one of 50 women in Daily Variety's Annual Women of Impact in Hollywood issue and she has been elected to two consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, West. Fugate has also created two non-profits, The Writers Fund, which aids WGA writers in need, and Prize The Surprize, Inc, which focuses on the women and children from homes affected by domestic violence. In 2010, she was feted by the French Film Commission as one of the Top Ten Screenwriters of the Year. She holds a BA in Theatre from the University of California, Riverside.

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