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Karen Walton(I)

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Writer of the original indie horror film, Ginger Snaps(2000), Karen Walton is a Toronto-based screen and television writer-executive producer whose credits include Orphan Black (S I& II), Queer As Folk (SII, USA), episodes of Flashpoint, The Listener, and more. A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's film writing programs and holding an Honours Degree in Drama from the University of Alberta, Karen received the Margaret Collier Special Canadian Academy Award for her body of work as a screenwriter in 2016.
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins in Ginger Snaps (2000)
    Ginger Snaps
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2000
    Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
    Orphan Black
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002)
    The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Amy Jo Johnson, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Cram, Sergio Di Zio, Hugh Dillon, and David Paetkau in Flashpoint (2008)
    Flashpoint
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • ShoeGazer (2019)
      ShoeGazer
      4.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2019
    • Static (2016)
      Static
      8.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
      Orphan Black
      8.3
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2013–2014
    • The Animal Project (2013)
      The Animal Project
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013)
      99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
      6.3
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Craig Olejnik and Lauren Lee Smith in The Listener (2009)
      The Listener
      6.8
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2012
    • Amy Jo Johnson, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Cram, Sergio Di Zio, Hugh Dillon, and David Paetkau in Flashpoint (2008)
      Flashpoint
      7.8
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2011
    • Ruby Skye P.I.: The Spam Scam (2010)
      Ruby Skye P.I.: The Spam Scam
      8.1
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • The Human Kazoo
      6.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Untitled Netflix Newfoundland Series
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Untitled Jesse McKeown/Netflix Project
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Patrick Gallagher and Sara Canning in On the Farm (2016)
      On the Farm
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • story consultant
      • 2016
    • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
      Orphan Black
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2013–2014
    • Craig Olejnik and Lauren Lee Smith in The Listener (2009)
      The Listener
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Amy Jo Johnson, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Cram, Sergio Di Zio, Hugh Dillon, and David Paetkau in Flashpoint (2008)
      Flashpoint
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2011
    • The Human Kazoo
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Sonja Smits in Bury the Lead (2002)
      Bury the Lead
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003–2004
    • Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
      Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
      6.4
      • characters
      • 2004
    • The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002)
      The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
      Queer as Folk
      8.5
      TV Series
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • 2002
    • Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001)
      Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • The City (1999)
      The City
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1999–2000
    • Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins in Ginger Snaps (2000)
      Ginger Snaps
      6.8
      • story
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Straight Up
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1998
    • David Hewlett in Elevated (1996)
      Elevated
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996

    Additional Crew

    • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
      Queer as Folk
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive story consultant
      • 2002
    • The City (1999)
      The City
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 1999–2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Born
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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      Before becoming a screenwriter, Karen Walton had an array of jobs - including stunt work on Prom Night II, performing singing telegrams, handing out free deli meat samples in grocery stores, and clerking for a retail greeting card giant.

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