The Women Behind Your Favorite TV Shows

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Thank Sue Naegle. After watching Dunham's film "Tiny Furniture," the HBO Entertainment President made it her mission to create a show with the young talent. Along with "Veep" and "Enlightened," Naegle is responsible for green-lighting all the post-"Sex and the City" female characters who make premium cable worth the money. Unlike Dunham's character Hannah, Naegle was a go-getter in her 20's. She worked her way up from... more 

Photo by: Hollywood Reporter

Thank Sue Naegle. After watching Dunham's film "Tiny Furniture," the HBO Entertainment President made it her mission to create a show with the young talent. Along with "Veep" and "Enlightened," Naegle is responsible for green-lighting all the post-"Sex and the City" female characters who make premium cable worth the money. Unlike Dunham's character Hannah, Naegle was a go-getter in her 20's. She worked her way up from the mail room of an entertainment agency, and became known for her ability to spot talented, quirky writers with original bodies of work. Now married to longtime "Simpsons" writer Dana Gould, she's raising three young daughters. As their boss, Naegle has a strict no-TV-on-weeknights policy. "I'm much tougher on my kids," she told the Hollywood Reporter. less