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Maria Arena Bell (née Arena; born March 10, 1963) is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is the former head writer and executive producer of the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.
- Maria Arena, March 10, 1963 (age 60)
- American
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- 1988–present
Oct 28, 2022 · Maria Arena Bell helmed of The Young and the Restless from 2007 through her unexpected release in 2012. She earned a Daytime Emmy as part of the Y&R writing team in 2011. As the show's executive producer, she was nominated every year from 2010 to 2013 in the Outstanding Drama Series category.
Feb 22, 2023 · One daughter-in-law, Maria Arena Bell, did a stint as head writer at Y&R but has been perhaps more influential as an arts philanthropist. A past chair of L.A.’s MoCA, she has been...
Aug 25, 2012 · In a very bittersweet night for departing executive producer and head writer, Maria Arena Bell of The Young and the Restless, the woman who steered the ship in Genoa City for the last five years, had a moment to address the actors, press, and the crowd in attendance at Thursday night’s, Y&R’s 10,000th Episode Celebration […]
Jun 27, 2011 · Jun 27, 2011. Comment. Daytime Confidential readers have no doubt gotten whiplash from our shifting opinions on The Young and the Restless showrunner Maria Arena Bell. When she first took...
- Jamey Giddens
Jun 29, 2011 · June 29, 2011. Maria Arena Bell, the head writer and executive producer of The Young and the Restless celebrated her first Emmy win ever, for Writing! Bell discusses with Michael Fairman why she chose the episode for contention and what makes Y&R storytelling so unique.
Jul 26, 2013 · LOS ANGELES — In true soap opera fashion, Maria Arena Bell was killed off. Or was she? Ms. Bell, 50, is a force in this city, a member of one of Hollywood’s royal families: Her husband’s...
