Vanessa Middleton

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Vanessa Middleton is an American film and television producer and writer, as well as a film director.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yvonna-russell/walk-this-way-youtube_b_3008685.html The Huffington Post] Middleton has worked as a writer on shows like Cosby, Girlfriends, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. In 2001, Middleton made her feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy 30 Years to Life, starring Tracy Morgan, Paula Jai Parker, and Allen Payne.

In 2013, Middleton created the web series Walk This Way.

Film and television

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! Year

! Title

! Production role

! Notes

1992

|The Apollo Comedy Hour

|Writer

1992–1993

|Saturday Night Live

|Writer

|Twenty episodes

1994

|Sister, Sister

|Writer

|Two episodes

1995–1996

|Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

|Writer

|Three episodes

|Cosby

|Writer (Four episodes, 1996–1997)
Co-executive producer (Twenty-one episodes, 1998–1999)

|Twenty-five episodes

2001

|30 Years to Life

|Director, writer, executive producer

2007

|Girlfriends

|Writer

|One episode

2013

|Walk This Way

|Creator, writer

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Organization ! Award{{cite news\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585583/awards\|title=Vanessa Middleton – Awards\|access-date=May 27, 2009\|work=Internet Movie Database}} ! Title ! Result
1993 \|Emmy Awards \|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program (shared) \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2001 \|Sundance Film Festival \|Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic \|30 Years to Life \|{{nom}}

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1993

|Emmy Awards

|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program (shared)

|Saturday Night Live

|{{nom}}

2001

|Sundance Film Festival

|Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic

|30 Years to Life

|{{nom}}