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name: "Melissa James Gibson"
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# Melissa James Gibson

Writer. Born in Ottawa.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer

## Biography

Melissa James Gibson is a Canadian-born playwright and television writer based in New York. She grew up in North Vancouver and graduated from Columbia University and the Yale School of Drama, where she received an MFA in playwriting.

She is known for her stage works including the plays *[sic]* (2001), which earned an Obie Award for playwriting and a Kesselring Prize, and *This* (2009). Gibson wrote episodes for the first two seasons of the FX series *The Americans* (2013–2014). She later served as co-showrunner on Netflix’s *House of Cards* and co-created and co-showran *Anatomy of a Scandal* (2022) with David E. Kelley. She wrote the screenplay for the feature film *All Is Bright* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, twlstories.org, theglobeandmail.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Also known for

- *House of Cards* (2013), Writer
- *Anatomy of a Scandal* (2022), Writer
- *All Is Bright* (2013), Writer

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