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{{Infobox person
| name = Janet Tamaro
| image = Janet Tamaro at Showrunners Documentary Premiere Panel 10-28-14 pic5 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Janet Tamaro at Showrunners Documentary Premiere Panel (2014)
| birth_name = Janet Tamaro
| occupation = Television writer and show runner, including ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]''
| years_active = 2000–present
| children = 2
}}

'''Janet Tamaro''' is an American [[television writer]], series creator, executive producer, and [[showrunner]].
[[File:Rizzoli & Isles Season 2 Alley Scene -crop- Sasha Alexander, Bruce McGill, Janet Tamaro and Angie Harmon.jpg|thumb|[[Sasha Alexander]], [[Bruce McGill]], Janet Tamaro and [[Angie Harmon]] in September 2011]]

==Biography==
Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ''ABC NEWSOne'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sat-address.com/en/News/ABC-News-One/?filter=|title = ABC NewsOne}}</ref> ''[[Inside Edition]]'', and the [[Travel Channel]] as a correspondent and host. Tamaro is the author of the book ''So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics'', originally published in 1998.<ref>{{cite journal | pmc = 1595063 | pages=31–34 | volume=10 | issue=2 | journal=The Journal of Perinatal Education | title=So That's What They're For: Breastfeeding Basics by Janet Tamaro | year=2001 | doi=10.1624/105812401x88174| last1=Hurst | first1=H. M. }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|pmc=1595063 | pages=31–34 | volume=10 | issue=2 | journal=J Perinat Educ | title=So That's What They're For: Breastfeeding Basics by Janet Tamaro | year=2001 | doi=10.1624/105812401x88174| last1=Hurst | first1=H. M. }}</ref>

Tamaro has written for many television series, including ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'', ''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]'', and ''[[Trauma (U.S. TV series)|Trauma]]''. Tamaro worked as a freelance writer for the first season of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' in 2004. Tamaro and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America award]] for Best Dramatic Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2005|February 2006 ceremony]] for their work on the first and second seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners |title=Previous Nominees & Winners - Writers Guild Awards |accessdate=2016-07-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206164251/http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners |archivedate=2015-12-06 }}
</ref> Tamaro was also nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for her work on ''Sleeper Cell''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2006/outstanding-miniseries-or-movie|title = Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Nominees / Winners 2006}}</ref>

In 2010, Tamaro created the [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] television series ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'', which was inspired by the crime novels written by [[Tess Gerritsen]]. The series has been a hit for TNT for seven seasons and has sold into worldwide syndication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rizzoli-isles-sells-syndication-585547|title='Rizzoli & Isles' Sells in Syndication|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=15 July 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Gracie Awards Sasha Alexander and Janet Tamaro.jpg|thumb|[[Sasha Alexander]] and Janet Tamaro at the [[Gracie Awards]]]]
Tamaro has earned a [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Allen Award]] the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://awrtorg.accountsupport.com/Gracies/2011-grace-awards.php |title=The Gracies : 2011 Gracie Awards Winners |access-date=2016-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821151729/https://awrtorg.accountsupport.com/Gracies/2011-grace-awards.php |archive-date=2016-08-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a Women's Image Network {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160818060157/http://celebrityimages.org/images/1002023/1002023_5.jpeg (WIN)]}} Award,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thewinawards.com/12_WINAwards.html |title=Women's Image Network WIN 12 |access-date=2016-07-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171201181442/http://www.thewinawards.com/12_WINAwards.html |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''Prevention'' magazine's Healthy TV Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/best-tv-shows-preventions-healthy-tv-awards-2011|title=Prevention's Healthy TV Awards 2011|date=3 November 2011}}</ref> for her work on the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ausxip.com/rizzoliandisles/2012/06/|title=AUSXIP Rizzoli and Isles}}</ref> She was named as one of the top 50 showrunners in the ''Hollywood Reporter'' 2010, 2011, and 2012. She is featured in the documentary ''SHOWRUNNERS: The Art of Running a TV Show''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showrunnersthemovie.com/ |title=Showrunners - The Documentary |access-date=2016-07-12 |archive-date=2015-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506211438/http://www.showrunnersthemovie.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/showrunners|title = Showrunners Documentary}}</ref> She sits on the advisory board of WeForShe, a media advocacy group that strives to find practical ways to bring about a gender-balanced landscape in television.

Janet Tamaro did her undergraduate study at UC Berkeley and later earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://studylib.net/doc/8786647/spring-summer-2012---columbia-university-graduate-school-of|title=Spring/Summer 2012 - Columbia University Graduate School of|website=studylib.net|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref> University. She is married and has two daughters.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb name|1002023}}
*[https://twitter.com/JanetTamaro?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Janet Tamaro Twitter]
*[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-50-power-showrunners-2012-374224/item/janet-tamaro-power-showrunners-2012-375134 Top 50 Power Show Runners article (alpha listing) The Hollywood Reporter]
*[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/showrunners-2012-rizzoli-isles-janet-tamaro-375904 Showrunner profile piece in The Hollywood Reporter]
*[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rizzoli-amp-isles-tv-review-29812 Review of R&I pilot, The Hollywood Reporter]
*[http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/11/rizzoli_isles_takes_a_page_fro.html Story about R&I during Season 2, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans]
*[http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a515573/rizzoli-isles-showrunner-janet-tamaro-exits-tnt-series/ Digitalspy.com story about JT moving on for new opportunities]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a4FWORkGKI Storywise Podcast episode featuring Janet Tamaro]
*[http://www.thewomenseye.com/2013/10/06/podcast-janet-tamaro-creator-writer-and-executive-producer-of-rizzoli-isles/ The Women's Eye Podcast episode featuring Janet Tamaro]
*[https://www.weforshe.org We For She homepage]

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