Jennie Snyder Urman

Jennie Snyder Urman (born June 6, 1975) is an American television screenwriter and producer.

Urman has been involved in the production of several television programs including: Hope & Faith, Gilmore Girls, Men in Trees, Lipstick Jungle, 90210, Emily Owens, M.D., Reign, Jane the Virgin, Charmed, and Matlock.

Career Urman worked initially as a waitress in New York City while she looked for acting opportunities. On September 10, 2001, Urman and her friend, Victoria Webster, left New York City for Los Angeles to pursue a career writing for television.

In 2012, Urman was named one of Variety 's "10 TV Writers to Watch".

Television

Jane the Virgin Urman's show Jane the Virgin first aired in 2014. The show was inspired and adapted from Perla Farías' Venezuelan telenovela Juana la virgen, with a log line that reads "a girl gets artificially inseminated." Urman served as executive producer, showrunner, and writer for the series. Urman received criticism for the dialogue in particular. Scott criticized not only the characterization, but also the diction, quoting from the film. , and grew up in Rye, New York.

Urman graduated from Princeton University in 1999 with a BA in English and a Certificate from the Program in Theater. She is married to Jamie Urman, a cinematographer, with whom she has two children.

Urman has said she is often questioned about her "work-life balance…[which] strikes me as sort of funny, because it's not something that often gets asked of men in this business. It's been a balancing act, and I feel lucky that I found a true partner in my husband. We support each other in all aspects of life, so when my work-life balance gets out of whack, he steps up and takes off of work to be home with the kids, something I'm really grateful for."