The Women Behind Your Favorite TV Shows

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Give some credit to Dana Walden. As Co-Chairman of 20th Century Fox Television, Walden, 48, runs the studio behind "Homeland," "The New Girl" and "Modern Family." Okay, but what does she do? Everything from script rewrites to brokering international sales deals."Glee" creator Ryan Murphy actually refers to Walden as a surrogate mother, after working with the honcho on his own show. Walden, now a mom of two pre-teens, ... more 

Photo by: Hollywood Reporter

Give some credit to Dana Walden. As Co-Chairman of 20th Century Fox Television, Walden, 48, runs the studio behind "Homeland," "The New Girl" and "Modern Family." Okay, but what does she do? Everything from script rewrites to brokering international sales deals."Glee" creator Ryan Murphy actually refers to Walden as a surrogate mother, after working with the honcho on his own show. Walden, now a mom of two pre-teens, had to contend with her share of sexism on the way up. She recalls her first job interview with a male talent agent who told her to be a typist, like other "pretty girls." Walden thought at the time, "one day you're going to regret saying that." less