Panelist:Nancy Meyer
Development Executive/Producer
Nancy Meyer is a television development executive and producer whose range of experience includes feature films, movies-for-television, mini-series, and series for both network and cable. Meyer is also a consultant for nonprofits and an educator bringing the television, film and new media together with colleges and universities.
In January of 2008 she served as adjunct instructor for Syracuse University Newhouse College of Communication's LA Industry Semester in Los Angeles co-creating curriculum and organizing speakers and site visits for Newhouse graduate students.
She is the co-author of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and The Princeton Review's Guide to Television, Film and Digital Media Programs, a college guide for students, parents and college counselors, published by Random House.
As head of development at NBC Universal Television Studios for Columbo Meyer developed original television mystery movies-of-the-week for ABC including Columbo:Ashes to Ashes, Murder With Too Many Notes, and Columbo Likes the Nightlife. Meyer is also a member of Mystery Writers of America.
Meyer works with Universal Studios Home Entertainment & Family Productions as a script consultant. She worked with Alliance Atlantis and Landscape Entertainment analyzing literary properties.
Under Meyer's aegis as Vice-President of Development at The Polson Company, the best selling novel The Christmas Box (1995) was adapted into a highly-rated, award-winning movie for CBS. Meyer tracked down long-retired screen legend Maureen O'Hara in Ireland and sent her the script, which became her first project for the small screen in twenty-three years. The following year Meyer oversaw development of the adaptation of the "prequel" book, Timepiece (starring Naomi Watts), which aired to rave reviews. She was an Associate Producer on four movies for CBS and Production Supervisor on the fact-based anthology series, True Stories, for Fox. Other television movies Meyer developed at The Polson Company included A Christmas Wish (starring Debbie Reynolds) (1998) and Cab To Canada (starring Maureen O'Hara) (1998), Silk Hope (starring Farrah Fawcett) (1999), and Going Home (starring Jason Robards in his last film) (2000), all for CBS.
Nancy Meyer's long association with The Finnegan Pinchuk Company as Manager, then Director of Development, and Production Associate resulted in over fifty hours of television programming including MOWs, mini-series, and pilots as well as several feature films. She developed and worked on European co-productions of Babes In Toyland (starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore), King of the Olympics, and Friendship In Vienna. Other productions included The Dollmaker (starring Jane Fonda in an Emmy-winning performance), Gore Vidal's Lincoln, Not My Kid (starring Stockard Channing), Goodbye, Miss 4th of July, and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.
Meyer is the Vice-Chair of the Education Programs, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Work with the nonprofit on behalf of education and the entertainment industry is a passion for Meyer who oversees the Student Internship Program (named one of the top ten internships in the United States by The Princeton
Review), the Faculty Seminar, the College Television Awards & Festival and the Visiting Professionals Program. She is a member of The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors and is the Associate Editor of The Caucus Journal.
Meyer taught classes in television development, programming and scriptwriting at UCLA Extension and California State University, Fullerton. She is a member of the Broadcast Education Association and has written papers on television and development and served on panels at their yearly conference.
Meyer has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Elmhurst College and lives in Studio City, California.
