{"id":758,"date":"2016-03-27T19:17:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=758"},"modified":"2016-03-27T19:19:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T19:19:06","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-anita-w-addison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/27\/bite-sized-blog-post-anita-w-addison\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Anita W. Addison"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Anita<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the first African American women to hold a senior producer position at a major television network ANITA W. ADDISON directed television for major television shows in the eighties and nineties.<\/p>\n

Before taking on the network career she took film classes at NYU and attended UCLA at night in order to get her Masters – after she obtained a Masters in journalism from Columbia and analyzed data for Nielsen ratings for a small independent station. Her short film\u00a0Savannah<\/em>\u00a0was nominated for an Academy Award in 1984.<\/p>\n

More to add to this “bite-sized blog” – please send us a comment!<\/p>\n

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Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n

NETFLIX<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n

PRINT
\n<\/strong>L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema<\/a>\u00a0by Allyson Field<\/p>\n

Encyclopedia of Film and Television Directors<\/a>\u00a0by JerryRoberts<\/p>\n

ONLINE
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Variety
\n<\/a>Encyclopedia.com
\n<\/a>Los Angeles Times obituary
\n<\/a>Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\u00a0<\/b>2004Copshop<\/a> (TV Movie) (segment “Blind Date”)
\n\u00a02000<\/span>Judging Amy<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n
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– Zero to Sixty<\/a> (2000) … (as Anita Addison)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a01999<\/span>Deep in My Heart<\/a> (TV Movie)
\n\u00a01997<\/span>EZ Streets<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n
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– One Acquainted with the Night<\/a> (1997)
\n\u00a01995<\/span>The Great Defender<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Camille<\/a> (1995)
\n\u00a01995<\/span>ER<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Long Day’s Journey<\/a> (1995)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a01993<\/span>There Are No Children Here<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n
\u00a01993<\/span>Sirens<\/a> (TV Series)
\n\u00a01991-1992<\/span>Quantum Leap<\/a> (TV Series) (2 episodes)
\n– Ghost Ship – August 13, 1956<\/a> (1992) … (as Anita Addison)<\/div>\n
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– Dreams – February 28, 1979<\/a> (1991) … (as Anita Addison)
\n\u00a01992<\/span>Homefront<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles<\/a> (1992) … (as Anita Addison)
\n\u00a01991<\/span>Sisters<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Some Tuesday in July<\/a> (1991) … (as Anita Addison)
\n\u00a01990-1991<\/span>Knots Landing<\/a> (TV Series) (2 episodes)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– A Horse Is a Horse<\/a> (1991)<\/div>\n
– My Bullet<\/a> (1990)
\n\u00a01990<\/span>Freddy’s Nightmares<\/a> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Life Sentence<\/a> (1990) … (as Anita Addison)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a01976<\/span>Eva’s Man<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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