Millee Taggart

'''Millee Taggart''' (born September 2, 1940, Ottawa, Illinois) is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for her role as Janet Bergman Collins on ''Search for Tomorrow''. She portrayed the character from 1971 to 1982. Her other acting roles on soaps include Gerry McGrath Pollock #3 on ''The Edge of Night'' and Millie Parks on ''One Life to Live''.

She is also known for writing both comedic and dramatic series, which first started when the executives at ''Search for Tomorrow'' hired her as a writer in 1980, while she was still playing the role of Janet. From there, she wrote sitcoms such as ''The New Odd Couple'' and ''Joanie Loves Chachi''. She was co-creator and Co-Executive Producer of ''The Thornes'', which starred Tony Roberts, who had played her husband, Lee Pollock, in the 1960s on the soap opera ''The Edge of Night'' (in which played Gerry McGrath Pollock).

She briefly wrote for ''Santa Barbara'' in 1984. She then joined ''As the World Turns'' from 1984 - 1985. She served as head writer of ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1985 - 1987. She later served on the ''All My Children'' writing team from 1996 - 1997. Her most famous writing achievements have been a three-year stint on ''Loving'' from 1988–1991 and a recent stint for ''Guiding Light'' from 2002 - 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/gl/news/2002/0304-taggart.php|title=GL Names Millee Taggart To Writing Team|website=soapcentral.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>

Taggart was a co-executive producer of the reality TV series, ''Starting Over''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/awards/reading-inspires-emmys-1117922891/|title='Reading' inspires Emmys|last=Learmonth|first=Michael|date=2005-05-16|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> She is also sometimes credited as '''Millee Taggart-Ratcliffe'''.

Taggart and novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford wrote a "bible" for a new daytime serial which was titled, ''Saints And Sinners''. Ms Taggart-Ratcliffe is currently Co-Executive Producer of Emmy Award winning series, ''Born This Way'', on A&E.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AE-Greenlights-Fourth-Season-of-Emmy-Winning-Docu-Series-BORN-THIS-WAY-20170824|title=A&E Greenlights Fourth Season of Emmy Winning Docu-Series BORN THIS WAY|last=Desk|first=TV News|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>

==Positions held== ''All My Children'' *Co-head writer: 1996–1997

''As the World Turns'' *Head Writer: 1984–1985

''The City'' *Writer: 1995–1996

''Guiding Light'' *Co-Head Writer: 1994 - November 1994, 2002–2003

''Loving'' *Script writer: 1994–1995 *Head writer: 1988–1991, 1992–1993

''Ryan's Hope'' *Head writer: 1985–1987

''Santa Barbara'' *Writer: 1980s

''Search for Tomorrow'' *Writer: 1980–1981

''Starting Over'' *Executive Producer: 2004–2006

==Awards and nominations== '''Daytime Emmy Awards'''

'''WINS''' *(1997; Best Writing; ''All My Children'') *(2005; Outstanding Special Class Series; ''Starting Over'')<ref name=":0" />

'''NOMINATIONS''' *(2003; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2006 & 2007; Outstanding Special Class Series; ''Starting Over'')

'''Writers Guild of America Award'''

'''WINS''' *(1987 season; ''Ryan's Hope'') *(1994 season; ''Loving'') *(1997 season; ''All My Children'')

'''NOMINATIONS''' *(1993 season; ''Santa Barbara'') *(1995 & 2003 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(1998 season; ''All My Children'')

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0846520}}

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