Alexis Martin Woodall
{{short description|American executive producer}}
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| name = Alexis Martin Woodall
| image = AlexisWoodall.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|06|30}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| occupation = Producer, Executive Producer, President of Ryan Murphy Productions
| education = BFA, Film Production, 2002, University of Colorado Boulder
| years_active = 2003–present
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| spouse(s) = {{married|David Woodall|2006}}
| children =
| awards = Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film
| notable_works =
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Alexis Martin Woodall (born June 30, 1980) is an American producer, executive producer and the president of Ryan Murphy Productions. Woodall has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for her producing work on The Normal Heart, American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson and American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.{{cite web|title=Alexis Martin Woodall AWARDS & NOMINATIONS|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/alexis-martin-woodall|access-date=March 4, 2020|website=emmys.com}} She has also won two Golden Globe Awards for executive producing The People V. O.J. Simpson and The Assassination of Gianni Versace{{cite web|title=The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/people-v-oj-simpson-american-crime-story|access-date=March 4, 2020|website=goldenglobes.com}}{{Cite web|title=Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, The|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/assassination-gianni-versace-american-crime-story|access-date=2020-10-13|website=www.goldenglobes.com|language=en}}.
Early life and education
Woodall was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to Aurora, Colorado at nine years old and graduated from Cherry Creek High School.{{cite news |last1=Wenzel |first1=John |title=From "American Horror Story" to "Glee," Colorado's Alexis Martin Woodall knows how to win an Emmy |url=https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/09/13/american-horror-story-glee-alexis-martin-woodall-emmys/195080/ |access-date=March 4, 2020 |publisher=Denver Post |date=September 13, 2018}} She attended the University of Colorado Boulder for her Bachelor of Arts in film studies and Bachelor of Fine Arts in film production.{{cite web |last1=Herrington |first1=Lara |title=Emmy winner honed storytelling skills at CU film program |url=https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2016/12/05/emmy-winner-honed-storytelling-skills-cu-film-program |website=colorado.edu |access-date=March 4, 2002 |date=December 5, 2016}}
Career
After graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder, Woodall moved to Los Angeles and was hired as a post-production assistant on Ryan Murphy's show Nip/Tuck. She was soon promoted to associate producer and eventually producer in Nip/Tuck's final season.{{cite web|author1=Nellie Andreeva|date=August 16, 2019|title=Alexis Martin Woodall Named President Of Ryan Murphy Productions|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/alexis-martin-woodall-named-president-ryan-murphy-productions-1202669832/|access-date=March 4, 2020|website=deadline.com}} After Nip/Tuck concluded, Woodall continued working with Murphy as a producer on his new television series Glee, American Horror Story, and The New Normal, as well as his film The Normal Heart. In 2015, Woodall was promoted to executive producer and has served in that capacity on Scream Queens, Feud, Pose, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, 9-1-1, its spinoff series 9-1-1: Lone Star, as well as The Politician, Hollywood, Ratched, and the upcoming Halston and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2020-10-02|title=Netflix Greenlights 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' Limited Series From Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan; Richard Jenkins Co-Stars, Carl Franklin & Janet Mock EP|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/monster-the-jeffrey-dahmer-story-limited-series-ryan-murphy-netflix-ian-brennan-richard-jenkins-carl-franklin-janet-mock-1234590117/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{cite web|date=February 21, 2020|title=Netflix announces drop date for Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood'|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/02/21/netflix-announces-drop-date-for-ryan-murphys-hollywood/|access-date=March 4, 2020|website=washingtonblade.com}} She also served as executive producer on the documentary A Secret Love and as producer on upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom.{{Cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2019-11-01|title='The Prom': Ryan Murphy Netflix Adaptation Adds 'West Side Story' Actress Ariana Debose|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-prom-ryan-murphy-netflix-west-side-story-ariana-debose-1202774824/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} Woodall will executive produce the upcoming legal drama series, All's Fair, created by Murphy.{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Ryan Murphy’s ‘All’s Fair’ Adds Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash, Teyana Taylor & Naomi Watts |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/ryan-murphy-alls-fair-sarah-paulson-niecy-nash-teyana-taylor-naomi-watts-1236032575 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 17, 2024 |date=August 6, 2024}}
Woodall has won three Emmys for her work on The Normal Heart, American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson and American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, with a total of twelve nominations including Pose, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Horror Story and Glee. Additionally, Woodall has garnered six Golden Globe nominations for The Politician, Feud, American Horror Story, The Normal Heart, The People V. O.J. Simpson and The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the latter two of which won in 2017 and 2019, respectively.{{cite web|title=Alexis Martin Woodall|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/alexis-martin-woodall|access-date=March 4, 2020|website=goldenglobes.com}}
Personal life
Woodall and her husband Dave ran the restaurant Red Herring in Los Angeles, but it became one of the many restaurants closed during the height of the pandemic in 2020.{{cite web |last1=Chandra |first1=Gowri |title=What's Harder, Opening a Restaurant or Making a TV Show? |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/restaurants/red-herring-los-angeles-restaurant-dtla |website=foodandwine.com |access-date=March 4, 2020 |date=January 9, 2020}}{{cite web |author1=Kathryn Romeyn |title=She Runs Ryan Murphy's Company and Moonlights as a Downtown L.A. Restaurateur |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/she-runs-ryan-murphys-company-moonlights-as-a-downtown-la-restaurateur-1258890 |website=hollywoodreporter.com |access-date=March 4, 2020 |date=December 6, 2019}} She also plays the keyboard, tambourine, and used to sing back-up vocals in an indie band called Kissing Cousins.{{cite web |last1=Stone |first1=Abigail |title='Glee' Producer Moonlights as Indie Band Member of Kissing Cousins |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glee-producer-moonlights-as-indie-711431 |website=hollywoodreporter.com |access-date=March 4, 2020 |date=June 12, 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1558784}}
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Category:University of Colorado Boulder alumni
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
Category:Television producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:American women television producers
Category:Golden Globe Award winners
Category:21st-century American women