---
name: "Elaine Pope"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elaine-pope"
fi1m_id: "elaine-pope"
imdb_id: "nm0691114"
tmdb_id: 56107
wikidata_id: "Q5353269"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:28:37.360223+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Elaine Pope

## Identity

Elaine Pope

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/elaine-pope
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** elaine-pope
- **IMDb ID:** nm0691114
- **TMDB ID:** 56107
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5353269
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pope, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5353269, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691114/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56107

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, United States
- **Active:** 1988–1989
- **Frequently works with:** [Bill Masters](https://film.one/person/bill-masters.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pope, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5353269, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691114/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56107

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Seinfeld*](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) (90)
- **Tubi:** [*Murphy Brown*](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Elaine Pope is a Canadian writer and film producer. She began her career writing for CBC Radio in the late 1970s and later contributed to television specials for Lily Tomlin, the sketch show *Fridays* and the series *Not Necessarily the News*.

Pope wrote episodes of *Seinfeld* (1989), including co-writing the Emmy-winning 'The Fix-Up', and served as co-producer on the series. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 remake of *Alfie* and has also written for *Murphy Brown* and *Love & War*. Her sister is rock singer Carole Pope.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alfie* (2004), Producer, Screenplay
- *These Old Broads* (2001), Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- *Love & War* (1992), series, Writer
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Lily: Sold Out* (1981), Writer
- *Fridays* (1980), series, Writer
- *Romie-0 and Julie-8* (1979), Screenplay

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1992: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (won), for *Seinfeld*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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