TV Producer, "Jane the Virgin"

Jennie Snyder Urman

Jennie Snyder Urman developed and Executive Produces the CW’s Golden-Globe nominated “Jane the Virgin.” The show has been honored with a Peabody Award, 3 TCA nominations, 6 Critics Choice nominations, 3 NAACP Image Award nominations, an MTV Movie & TV Awards nomination for Best American Story, as well as multiple Teen Choice nominations, a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite New TV Comedy,” the Planned Parenthood “Maggie Award for Television,” and an IMAGEN Award for best Primetime Comedy in 2015 and 2016. Additionally, the show was named one of AFI’s Top Television Programs of the Year. She also executive produces the reboot of “Charmed,” airing this fall on the CW. Prior to “Jane the Virgin” and “Charmed,” Urman created “Emily Owens, MD,” also for the CW. Other credits include “Reign” “Gilmore Girls,” “Men in Trees,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “90210,” and “Hope and Faith.” She was also named one of Variety’s “10 TV Writers to Watch” in 2012. Additionally, she wrote the screenplay for the feature film “Something Borrowed” based on the Emily Giffin novel. Jennie Snyder Urman grew up in Rye, New York and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. She is married to Jamie Urman, a cinematographer, and is the proud (and tired) mommy to Theo and Poppy.