Quick Facts
Biography
Terri Minsky is an American television writer and producer who created Lizzie McGuire, Less Than Perfect, and The Geena Davis Show. Minsky also wrote several episodes of Sex and the City.
Minsky was the executive producer of Sherri, a Lifetime series that ran for one season in 2009. In 2014, Minsky co-wrote the pilot for MTV's Finding Carter, which debuted on July 8, 2014, and was the show's executive producer for its first season.
Her first writing credit was for the series Doctor Doctor in 1989, when she wrote for six episodes through 1991. Beginning in 1992, she wrote four episodes of the TV series Flying Blind, starring Corey Parker, Téa Leoni, and Robert Bauer.
Her most recent writing credit was on the TV series Andi Mack (2017-2019, 57 episodes), which stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, and Sofia Wylie.
Prior to working in television, Minsky was a writer for the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, Premiere, New York, and Esquire.
Personal life
Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. A mother of two, Minsky published a reflection, "The Mother Load," on balancing time between her work and family in Literary Mama.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Episodes | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1991 | Doctor Doctor | "Two Angry Men" (1991) ... (written by) "When Bad Books Happen to Good People" (1990) ... (written by) "The Last Temptation of Mike" (1990) ... (written by) "Doctors and Other Strangers" (1990) ... (written by) "Torch Song Cardiology" (1989) ... (written by) "Bachelor Doctor" (1989) ... (written by) | Writer | TV Series |
| 1992-1993 | Flying Blind | "Unforgiving" (1993) ... (written by) "The Player" (1993) ... (written by) "Desperately Seeking Alicia" (1992) ... (written by) "Prelude to a Brisket" (1992) ... (written by) (producer - 21 episodes) | Writer, Producer | TV Series |
| 1995 | Clarissa | N/A | Writer, Co-Executive Producer | TV Movie, teleplay |
| 1995-1996 | C.P.W | "You Belong to Me!" (1996) ... (written by) "Mermaids Strike Better" (1996) ... (written by) "Public Execution" (1996) ... (written by) "She Danced Only One Summer" (1995) ... (written by) "The History of Gil and Rachel" (1995) ... (written by) "With the Weapons of a Mrs." (1995) ... (written by) "Intrigues" (1995) ... (written by) | Writer | TV Series |
| 1997 | Pearl | "Power Play" (1997) ... (written by) | Writer | TV Series |
| 1998-1999 | Sex and the City | "Shortcomings" (1999) ... (written by) "The Baby Shower" (1998) ... (written by) | Writer | TV Series |
| 2000-2001 | The Geena Davis Show | (created by - 14 episodes, 2000 - 2001) (creator - 8 episodes, 2000) (writer - 2 episodes, 2000) (executive producer - 7 episodes) | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2001-2002 | Lizzie McGuire | (creator - 62 episodes, 2001-2004) (writer - 2 episodes, 2001-2002) "Pool Party" (2001) ... (executive producer) | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2003 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | N/A | Executive Producer | Movie |
| 2007 | What's Stevie Thinking? | N/A | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2002-2006 | Less Than Perfect | (creator 66 episodes, 2002-2006) (written by - 4 episodes, 2002-2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2004) (executive producer - 22 episodes) | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | "Yours, Mine and Hers" (2008) ... (written by) "Conference Call" (2008) ... (written by) (consulting producer - 4 episodes, 2008) (co-executive producer - 2 episodes, 2008) | Writer, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2009 | Sherri | "Indecision '09" (2009) ... (written by) (executive producer - 12 episodes) | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2011 | Rip City | N/A | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2013 | The Carrie Diaries | "The Second Time Around" (2013) ... (written by) "The Long and Winding Road Not Taken" (2013) ... (written by) "Read Before Use" (2013) ... (written by) (co-executive producer - 12 episodes) | Writer, Co-Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2014 | Finding Carter | (developed by - 36 episodes, 2014-2015) (written by - 2 episodes, 2014) (teleplay - 1 episode, 2014) "Drive" (2014) ... (executive producer) | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2016 | Younger | "Jersey, Sure" (2016) ... (written by) | Writer | TV Series |
| 2017 | Andi Mack | (created by - 31 episodes, 2017-2018) (written by - 3 episodes, 2017) (creator - 2 episodes, 2017) (executive producer - 25 episodes) | Writer, Creator, Executive Producer | TV Series |