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Amy Sherman-Palladino created Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), the latter making her the first woman to win the Emmys for comedy writing and directing in the same year, part of six Primetime Emmy wins for the show overall. Known for rapid-fire, pop-culture-dense dialogue and a preference for master shots over coverage, she runs her own production company, Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions, and received the Producers Guild's Norman Lear Achievement Award in 2019.