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Ilene Chaiken was born on 30 June 1957 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Barb Wire (1996), The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021). She has been married to LouAnne Brickhouse since 2013. She was previously married to Miggi Hood.
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- Ilene Chaiken
Ilene Chaiken (born June 30, 1957) is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions. Chaiken is best known as being a co-creator, writer and executive producer on the television series The L Word, and was recently an executive producer on Empire, The Handmaid's Tale, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Feb 17, 2019 · After the series’ finale a decade ago, creator and showrunner Ilene Chaiken was confident there would be more where that came from — whether it was an “L Word” spinoff (“The Farm ...
Co-creator of the critically lauded lesbian-themed drama 'The L Word,' Ilene Chaiken began her career as an agent trainee at Creative Artists Agency, also known as CAA.
Ilene Chaiken was born on 30 June 1957 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Barb Wire (1996), The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021).
Ilene Chaiken‘s life as a lesbian provided inspiration for her legendary TV show, The L Word. Chaiken’s “first romance” with a woman ended in heartbreak, but...
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Jun 23, 2022 · After working as a coordinating producer for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and writing feature scripts in the ’90s, Ilene Chaiken created the landmark LGBTQ+ series The L Word, which also spawned...