Katherine Fugate

About Katherine Fugate

Who is it?: Writer, Producer
Birth Day: July 14, 1965
Birth Place:  San Diego, California, United States
Birth Sign: Leo
Occupation: Writer/Producer
Period: 1996–present

Katherine Fugate Net Worth

Katherine Fugate was born on July 14, 1965 in  San Diego, California, United States, is Writer, Producer. Born in Southern California, Katherine Fugate first started out as a child actor on stage since she was 6. She went on to graduate from the University of California, Riverside with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre.She blames her attraction to the arts on her aunt, Barbara Eden of I Dream of Jeannie (1965) fame.She was a production assistant on several films and fetched coffee for directors before she worked at ICM, a talent and literary agency. She worked for literary agent Barry Mendel, who is now a successful producer. Realizing she was never meant to be an agent, she worked as an assistant at 20th Century Fox, working on movies like Alien³ (1992), This Is My Life (1992) and The Good Son (1993), until she became an executive herself on the Columbia Pictures lot. John Cox, who is now a screenwriter, was then her assistant.She says it was the Northridge Earthquake that gave her clarity to remember she wanted to write, so she abandoned her film executive career to become a writer.She told our class it wasn't easy and didn't happen quickly. That sometimes dreams take time, but you have to be responsible for them. (That was my favorite thing she said.) She delivered Chinese food and flowers before she finally made it.The film Carolina (2003) is loosely based on her life, with Julia Stiles playing her. She said a lot of great things about Julia. She also appears at Xena conventions, teaches writing seminars to new writers (where I heard her speak) and she talks to teen groups about her mother's alcoholism and cousin's drug abuse because she doesn't want them to feel alone and hopes to "make a difference".She just had a daughter she named Madeleine Barbara ("Madeleine" is after writer Madeleine L'Engle and "Barbara" is after her aunt). She also plays the drums and is big fan of the New Orleans Saints.
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Awards and nominations:

She received a Gracie Allen Award and a WIN Award for Army Wives, Season 1.

In 2012, she received the Visionary Award for the strong portrayal of female characters in film and television.

She was voted one of Variety magazine's Women of Impact, 2008.

She was chosen by Film France as one of the top 10 screenwriters (Valentine's Day) in September, 2010 and invited to France for the France Unlimited Access program.

Biography/Timeline

2006

Fugate has one child, daughter Madeleine Barbara (born 2006) with actor Paul Rhys. She is a devoted fan of the New Orleans Saints and brought the team's co-owner, Rita Benson LeBlanc, to the New Year's Eve premiere. Fugate was an invited guest on the Krewe of Orpheus float in the Mardi Gras parade, 2011. She was featured in a 2013 episode of House Hunters International titled "Every Little Girl's Dream Comes True in Paris."

2007

Fugate has been an active leader in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for a number of years. She was a strike captain in the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, then won a two-year seat on the Board of Directors for the WGA, West (WGAw) in 2008. Fugate was re-elected to the WGAw Board of Directors in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

2008

She was voted one of Variety magazine's Women of Impact, 2008.

2010

She was chosen by Film France as one of the top 10 screenwriters (Valentine's Day) in September, 2010 and invited to France for the France Unlimited Access program.

2011

In 2011, Fugate was invited to the White House to participate in the "Joining Forces" military family awareness campaign of First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden. She hosted an event starring Mrs. Obama at the Writers Guild Theatre to further shine a light on military issues to the entertainment community. She has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and numerous radio shows and talks shows concerning Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other struggles of the military.

2012

In 2012, she received the Visionary Award for the strong portrayal of female characters in film and television.

2015

Article on Fugate in the February/March 2015 Awards Issue of "Written By" Magazine, discussing the realities of being a female Screenwriter in Hollywood, "Can Feminist Values Save Hollywood?"