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name: "Jenji Kohan"
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roles: ["Creator","Writer"]
born: "5 July 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
updated: "2026-09-17T02:18:22.185722+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."
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# Jenji Kohan

Creator and writer. Born 5 July 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Writer
- **Born:** 5 July 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2000–2013
- **Also known as:** Genji Cohen, Jenji Leslie Kohan
- **Works often with:** Lev L. Spiro, Adam Bernstein, Arlene Sanford, Bethany Rooney, Chris Long, Julie Anne Robinson

## Biography

Jenji Kohan is an American television writer and producer. Born in Los Angeles in 1969, she is the daughter of television writer Buz Kohan and writer Rhea Kohan, and the sister of Will & Grace co-creator David Kohan. She studied at Columbia University.

Kohan wrote for series including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Mad About You, Sex and the City, Will & Grace and Gilmore Girls. She created and wrote the Showtime series Weeds (2005–2012) and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). She has also written for and executive produced GLOW (2017–2019) and Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020).

Kohan has received multiple Emmy and Writers Guild of America award nominations and wins, including an Emmy as a producer on Tracey Takes On....

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Teleplay
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Story
- *Will & Grace* (1998), Writer
- *GLOW* (2017), Writer
- *Teenage Bounty Hunters* (2020), Writer
- *Mad About You* (1992), Writer

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