Alison McDonald is a HUMANITAS PRIZE WINNER, FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, EMMY, and BAFTA AWARD nominated veteran TV writer-director, whose diverse credits include AMERICAN DAD!, NURSE JACKIE, and the remake of ROOTS, for which she received WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA and NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominations.
Recent credits include: Co-Executive Producer on a forthcoming Amazon series; Co-Executive Producer on the second season of Emmy Award-winning dark comedy RUSSIAN DOLL, created by and starring Natasha Lyonne; and Co-Executive Producer on YOUR HONOR, Showtime’s legal thriller, starring Bryan Cranston.
Alison wrote, directed, and served as Executive Producer on Amazon's AN AMERICAN GIRL STORY: SUMMER CAMP, featuring Camryn Manheim, for which she received EMMY (OUTSTANDING DIRECTING SPECIAL CLASS), DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, WGA, and NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominations.
Alison’s other awards include a DGA STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARD and fellowships from New York Women in Film & Television, and the U.S. Department of Education. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University’s Film Division, and the UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE.
Alison is a proud dual member of the DGA and WGA.