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name: "Liz Friedman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liz-friedman"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
updated: "2026-09-17T02:18:22.347163+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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# Liz Friedman

Writer. Born 1 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953
- **Active:** 1995–2013
- **Works often with:** Jace Alexander, Matthew Penn, SJ Clarkson

## Biography

Liz Friedman is an American television writer and producer. She began her career as an assistant to producer and director Sam Raimi, leading to early work on Renaissance Pictures productions including *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), where she wrote and produced episodes, and *Young Hercules*, which she co-created.

She later wrote for series including *The O.C.* (2003) and *Numb3rs* (2005) before joining the writing staff of *House* (2004) in its second season. Friedman co-wrote the pilot episode of *Orange Is the New Black* (2013) with Jenji Kohan and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2014. She has also contributed to *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015) and *The Good Doctor* (2017).

Friedman graduated from the Winsor School in Boston and Wesleyan University, where she earned a degree in sociology.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Writer, Teleplay
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Story
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), Writer, Story, Teleplay
- *Elementary* (2012), Writer, Teleplay, Story
- *The O.C.* (2003), Writer
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), Story, Writer
- *Numb3rs* (2005), Writer, Executive Story Editor
- *Conviction* (2016), Teleplay, Writer, Story

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/liz-friedman