Margaret Atwood

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Handmaid's Tale Writer

(2017-2019)

Alias Grace Writer

(2017)

The Handmaid's Tale Writer

(1990)

Screen Two Writer

(1987)

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Writer (12 credits)

2017-2019 The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) (based on the novel by - 13 episodes)

- Useful (2019) ... (based on the novel by)

- Mary and Martha (2019) ... (based on the novel by)

- Night (2019) ... (based on the novel by)

- Night (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

- The Bridge (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

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2017 Alias Grace (TV Mini-Series) (based on the novel by - 6 episodes)

- Part 6 (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

- Part 5 (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

- Part 4 (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

- Part 3 (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

- Part 2 (2017) ... (based on the novel by)

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2017 Wandering Wenda (TV Series) (book)

2017 ROPEd (Short) (based on the poem "Half-hanged Mary" by)

2016 Time Folds (Short) (writer)

2012/I Payback (Documentary) (based on the book by: "Payback: Debt and The Shadow Side of Wealth")

2007 The Robber Bride (TV Movie) (based on the novel by)

2004 The Sin Eater (Short) (short story)

1990 The Handmaid's Tale (novel)

1987 Screen Two (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Heaven on Earth (1987) ... (writer)

1981 Surfacing (novel)

1981 For the Record (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Snowbird (1981) ... (writer)

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Producer (3 credits)

2017-2018 The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) (consulting producer - 23 episodes)

- The Word (2018) ... (consulting producer)

- Postpartum (2018) ... (consulting producer)

- Holly (2018) ... (consulting producer)

- The Last Ceremony (2018) ... (consulting producer)

- Smart Power (2018) ... (consulting producer)

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2017 Alias Grace (TV Mini-Series) (supervising producer - 6 episodes)

- Part 6 (2017) ... (supervising producer)

- Part 5 (2017) ... (supervising producer)

- Part 4 (2017) ... (supervising producer)

- Part 3 (2017) ... (supervising producer)

- Part 2 (2017) ... (supervising producer)

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2017 Wandering Wenda (TV Series) (executive producer)

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Actress (4 credits)

2017 Alias Grace (TV Mini-Series)
Old Woman at Church

- Part 4 (2017) ... Old Woman at Church

2017 The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series)
Aunt

- Offred (2017) ... Aunt

2013 Awaiting Atwood (Short)
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2010 Yesno (Short) (voice)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2012/I Payback (Documentary) (advisor)

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Thanks (5 credits)

2017 ROPEd (Short) (thank you)

2014 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (very special thanks)

1997 The Sweet Hereafter (thanks)

1985 Atwood and Family (Documentary short) (thanks)

1984 Margaret Atwood: Once in August (Documentary) (our thanks to: [and her family])

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Self (54 credits)

2020 What're You At? with Tom Power (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.3 (2020) ... Self

2019-2020 Front Row Late (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #7.1 (2020) ... Self

- When Mary Beard Met Margaret Atwood (2019) ... Self

2020 Canada Files (TV Series)
Self

- Margaret Atwood (2020) ... Self

2019 BookTube (TV Series documentary)

- Why Margaret Atwood waited 30 years to write a Handmaid's Tale Sequel (2019)

2019 Glamour Women of the Year 2019 (TV Mini-Series short)
Self - Honoree (2019)

2019 Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power (Documentary)
Self

2019 La grande librairie (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #12.8 (2019) ... Self

2019 Granada Reports (TV Series)
Self - Author

- 28 October 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019) ... Self - Author

2019 Channel 4 News (TV Series)
Self - Author and Booker Prize Winner

- Episode dated 15 October 2019 (2019) ... Self - Author and Booker Prize Winner

2019 The View (TV Series)
Self

- Margaret Atwood (2019) ... Self

2019 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series)
Self

- Glenn Howerton/Andrew Yang/Margaret Atwood/Yesod Williams (2019) ... Self

2019 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 8 September 2019 (2019) ... Self

2018 Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Contributor

2018 Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (Documentary)
Self

2018 Celebrity Page (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.162 (2018) ... Self

2018 Today (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 16 April 2018 (2018) ... Self - Guest

2009-2017 Tout le monde en parle (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 12 November 2017 (2017) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 April 2009 (2009) ... Self

2017 Out of the Bush Garden (Short)
Self - Writer

2017 The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Self

2017 Imagine (TV Series)
Self

- Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned! (2017) ... Self

2017 Wandering Wenda (TV Series)
Self

2016 Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Virago Author

2015 Overheard (TV Series)
Self - interviewee

- Margaret Atwood (2015) ... Self - interviewee

2015 Al Purdy Was Here (Documentary)
Self

2014 Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night (TV Movie)
Self

2013 Página 2 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #7.13 (2013) ... Self

- Episode #6.31 (2013) ... Self

2007-2013 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 8 October 2013 (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 29 January 2007 (2007) ... Self - Guest

2009-2013 The Hour (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.9 (2013) ... Self

- Episode #9.53 (2012) ... Self

- Episode #8.18 (2011) ... Self

- Episode dated 4 November 2009 (2009) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 March 2009 (2009) ... Self

2013 Terms and Conditions May Apply (Documentary)
Self - Science Fiction Author

2012/I Payback (Documentary)
Self - Author

2011 Surviving Progress (Documentary)
Self - Author, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth

2010 In the Wake of the Flood (Documentary)
Margaret Atwood

2009 Artsnight (TV Series)
Self - Panelist

- Episode dated 11 September 2009 (2009) ... Self - Panelist

2008 Babel (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #7.1 (2008) ... Self - Guest

2007 Turning Pages: The Life and Literature of Margaret Atwood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Margaret Atwood and Martin Amis (2006) ... Self

2006 The Martians and Us (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Trouble in Paradise (2006) ... Self

2006 Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Reading Alistair MacLeod (Documentary)
Self - Author

2005 The Rick Mercer Report (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.10 (2005) ... Self

2003 The Real Room 101 (TV Short documentary)
Self

2002 Campus, le magazine de l'écrit (TV Series documentary)
Self

- De l'amour! (2002) ... Self

1999-2001 Life and Times (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Carol Shields (2001) ... Self

- Timothy Findley (1999) ... Self

1997 The Enduring Enigma of Susanna Moodie (Documentary)
Self

1993 View from the Typewriter
Self

1988 Al Purdy: A Sensitive Man (Documentary)
Self

1985 Atwood and Family (Documentary short)
Self

1984 Margaret Atwood: Once in August (Documentary)
Self

1982 Track Two (Documentary)

1981 Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (Documentary)
Self - Writer / Poet

1980 Le Point (TV Series documentary)
Self (1995)

1979 Noir sur blanc (TV Series)
Self (1983)

1973 Impressions (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Margaret Atwood on Canadian Literature (1973) ... Self - Interviewee

1965 Femme d'aujourd'hui (TV Series)
Self (1982)

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Archive footage (3 credits)

2019 Front Row Late (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.2 (2019) ... Self

2005 The Rick Mercer Report (TV Series)

- Episode #2.13 (2005)

2001 Canada: A People's History (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Years of Hope and Anger (2001) ... Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

(2017 to 2018 season) Her novel, "Alias Grace," was adapted at the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in Chicago, Illinois. Jennifer Blackmer was adapter. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)

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Personal Quote:

[on growth] Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee...I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I must do now. See more »