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Wendy Riss Gatsiounis

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Wendy Riss Gatsiounis
Occupation(s)Producer, writer

Wendy Riss Gatsiounis is an American screenwriter, TV writer, and producer. Her play A Darker Purpose was produced by Naked Angels, a theater company in New York, with Fisher Stevens as the star.[1] She later adapted the play for film as The Winner (1996), which starred Vincent D'Onofrio and was directed by Alex Cox.[2] She wrote for The Killing on AMC[3] and Reign on CW.[4] She was a writer and executive producer for the second season of the show Genius, about the life of Pablo Picasso, on National Geographic, for which she was nominated for an Emmy. She was a co-executive producer on Yellowstone and is currently a writer and Executive Producer on Mayor of Kingstown, both on Paramount Plus. [5][6]

In November 2017 in response to #MeToo, Riss Gatsiounis was one of seven women to publicly accuse Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct. She accused Hoffman of sexually harassing her in 1991 after expressing interest in having her adapt her play as a movie for him to star in and inviting her to pitch her play A Darker Purpose to him. />

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  1. ^ New York Media, LLC (28 October 1991). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. p. 101. ISSN|00287369.
  2. ^ Variety Staff (1995-07-24). "RISS REMAKES 'PURPOSE' INTO A'WINNER'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ Nowalk, Brandon. "The Killing: "Ghosts Of The Past"". TV Club. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ "'Reign' Series finale spoilers: Elizabeth prepares for war as Mary struggles to survive in 'All it Cost Her...' [VIDEO]". www.ibtimes.com.au. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ^ "Dustin Hoffman hit with second woman's sexual harassment accusation". The Mercury News. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ^ Holloway, Daniel (2017-11-02). "'Genius' Producer Accuses Dustin Hoffman of Sexually Harassing Her in 1991 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-18.