Melissa Anne Rosenberg is a screenwriter and producer best known for her work as head writer and executive producer of the Showtime series Dexter, the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, and as creator, executive producer, and showrunner of Marvel’s Jessica Jones.

Rosenberg’s work in film and television has garnered nominations for two Emmy awards, and two Writers Guild of America awards, and she won a Peabody Award. She has served on the board of directors and the diversity committee of the Writers Guild of America, and cofounded the League of Hollywood Women Writers.

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