Carol Mendelsohn

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Carol Mendelsohn (* 1951 in Chicago , Illinois , USA ) is an American screenwriter and producer . She is best known for her work on CSI: Tracking Down the Criminals and CSI: Miami .

Life

Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago . She first went to Smith College , but later switched and graduated from Cornell University . Then she went to George Washington University and studied in Washington, DC with the law firms Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel.

Mendelsohn didn't want to become a lawyer and enrolled at the American Film Institute . She went to Los Angeles and started writing for the film industry. She worked for Hardcastle & McCormick , Stingray and Wiseguy . She worked as a producer for Canell Studios on The Cases of Rosie O'Neill and Melrose Place .

In 2000 she took over the production of the pilot film from CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators and now works as a show runner and executive producer .

Prices

• Writers Guild of America Award (Nominated)
• Producers Guild of America Award (Nominated)
• Emmy Award (3 nominations)
• Edgar Allan Poe Award (Nominated)

Filmography (selection)

production

• CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators , 200 episodes, 2000-2010 as executive producer
• CSI: Miami , 168 episodes, 2002-2010 as executive producer
• CSI: NY , 75 episodes, 2004-2010 as executive producer
• Melrose Place , 22 episodes, 1995-1997 as co-executive producer

script

• CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators , 48 episodes, 2000–2009 (story)
• CSI: Miami , 169 episodes, 2002-2010 (concept)
• CSI: NY , 109 episodes, 2004-2010 (concept)
• Two and a Half Men , 1 episode, 2008 (Story)

Web links

• Carol Mendelsohn in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mendelsohn's date / place of birth
2. ↑ Alex Weprin: CSI Adjusts Production Schedule to Accommodate Strike-Affected Staffers. In: Broadcasting & Cable. April 30, 2008, archived from the original on September 16, 2012 ; accessed on January 20, 2018 .