Occupation Producer
screenwriter Name Amy Harris Years active 1998–present Role Screenwriter | Spouse(s) Jason Reilly (m. 2009) Alma mater Duke University Children 1 Movies Just My Luck | |
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Born 1970/1971 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Similar People Donald Petrie, I Marlene King, Cindy Chupack, James Greer, Darren Star Profiles | ||
Amy B. Harris (born 1970/71), sometimes credited as Amy Harris, is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known for producing the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and developing its prequel series The Carrie Diaries (2013–14), which aired on The CW.
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Career
Harris was a co-producer for the HBO romantic sitcom Sex and the City, for which she wrote two episodes, "Ring A Ding Ding" and "Hop, Skip and a Week". In 2005, she was producer for the HBO comedy-drama series The Comeback, and wrote the episode "Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover". She was one of the writers and co-executive producers for the second season of the series, which first aired nine years after the debut season, in November 2014.
Harris co-wrote the 2006 romantic comedy film Just My Luck. She was executive producer of the 2008 web series Puppy Love, and short films Gone to the Dogs (2008) and Whose Dog is it Anyway? (2009). She also wrote the series Fetching for AOL's On Network in 2012.
Harris was consulting producer for teen drama Gossip Girl (2007–12) and wrote the episodes "Memoirs of an Invisible Dan" and "Cross Rhodes". From 2013 until its cancellation in 2014, Harris served as executive producer of Sex and the City's prequel series The Carrie Diaries. Harris developed the project at The CW.
In 2015, Harris signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios to develop new projects for the network and its streaming services. She was named showrunner and executive producer for ABC Network's crime anthology series Wicked City. This aired in 2015 but was pulled after three episodes, although the remaining five episodes were made available on Hulu later that year. She was originally showrunner and executive producer for ABC's 2016 series Designated Survivor but left when the creative direction of the series changed.
Personal life
Harris was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, the daughter of Susan Banes Harris and Laurence E. Harris. She graduated from Duke University, where she majored in Russian and political science. Harris has been married to television director Jason Reilly since March 21, 2009. They have one daughter together.