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name: "Margaret Nagle"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 January 1961"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T01:45:24.542816+00:00"
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# Margaret Nagle

Writer. Born 12 January 1961 in Berkeley, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 January 1961, Berkeley, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2010

## Biography

Margaret Nagle is an American screenwriter, television producer and former actress. She began her career with acting roles in series including *Family Ties* (1982), *L.A. Law* (1986), *My So-Called Life* (1994) and *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), and films such as *Milk Money* (1994) and *Forget Paris* (1995).

Nagle transitioned to writing and producing. Her script for the HBO television film *Warm Springs* (2005) earned five Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Television Movie. She wrote two episodes of the first season of *Boardwalk Empire* (2010) and served as supervising producer; the season won a Golden Globe. Her other credits include the screenplay for *The Good Lie* (2014) and creating the series *Red Band Society* (2014).

Nagle has received three Emmy nominations and three Writers Guild of America Awards, including for her work on *Boardwalk Empire* and *Warm Springs*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Ms. Chavatal — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Miss Jensen
- *The Good Lie* (2014), Screenplay
- *Milk Money* (1994), Mrs. Fetch
- *Family Ties* (1982), Jill
- *Forget Paris* (1995), Marilyn
- *Red Band Society* (2014), Writer
- *L.A. Law* (1986), Mary
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987)

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