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Michelle Poteet Lisanti

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Michelle Poteet Lisanti was born in 1954 in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. She is a writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), One Life to Live (1968) and Sunset Beach (1997). She has been married to Richard Lisanti since 1979. They have two children.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 13 nominations total

    Known for

    Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Sunset Beach (1997)
    Sunset Beach
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Falcon Song (2014)
      Falcon Song
      5.2
      • screenplay
      • co-writer
      • 2014
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • teleplay by
      • co-head writer ...
      • 1979–2011
    • One Life to Live (1968)
      One Life to Live
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • script writer
      • breakdown writer ...
      • 2002–2009
    • Port Charles (1997)
      Port Charles
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2000
    • Sunset Beach (1997)
      Sunset Beach
      6.9
      TV Series
      • associate head writer
      • breakdown writer
      • Writer ...
      • 1997–1999
    • Another World (1964)
      Another World
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1995–1996
    • Loving (1983)
      Loving
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 1992–1995
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988
    • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
      Hotel
      6.4
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • story by
      • 1987
    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • breakdown writer
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1984–1987
    • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
      Search for Tomorrow
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-head writer
      • 1985–1986
    • Guiding Light (1952)
      Guiding Light
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1983–1984
    • Texas (1980)
      Texas
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1982
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michelle Lisanti
    • Born
      • 1954
      • Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Richard Lisanti1979 - present (2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During the writers' strike of 2007-2008, she chose financial core status with the Writers Guild of America and continued working.

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