Angela Kang

Angela Kang
Born	Irvine, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	Television writer
Known for	Terriers The Walking Dead

Angela Kang is an American television writer currently serving as a member of the writing staff on the AMC horror/drama series The Walking Dead.

Early life and career

Kang was born and raised in Irvine, California, to immigrant working-class parents of Korean descent.^[1]^[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theater from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California in 1998, after which she had several short stories and poems published and also wrote a number of plays. She eventually returned to school, where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California.^[3] Her first job in the television industry came when she worked as an intern for the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.^[3]

Television career

Her first job as a staff writer was for the unaired NBC post-apocalyptic series Day One, which she got coming out of graduate school.^[3] Shortly thereafter she was hired as a staff writer on the short-lived FX series Terriers, of which she wrote two episodes. In 2011, she joined the writing staff of the acclaimed horror series The Walking Dead as a story editor. She was promoted to producer for season 3.

Terriers episodes

1.06 - "Ring-a-Ding-Ding"
1.12 - "Quid Pro Quo" (co-written with Leslye Headland)

The Walking Dead episodes

2.06 - "Secrets"
2.11 - "Judge, Jury, Executioner"
3.05 - "Say the Word"
3.11 - "I Ain't a Judas"
4.02 - "Infected"
4.12 - "Still"
4.16 - "A" (co-written with Scott M. Gimple)
5.03 - "Four Walls and a Roof" (co-written with Corey Reed)
5.08 - "Coda"
5.15 - "Try"
6.03 - "Thank You"
6.10 - "The Next World" (co-written with Corey Reed)
6.13 - "The Same Boat"

References

↑ McIntire, George (Fall 2013). "Day of the Dead". Occidental College Magazine. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
↑ "Steven Yeun Chats With Two 'Walking Dead' Staffers". KoreAm. May 21, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
1 2 3 Jackal (October 22, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Angela Kang discusses "Ring-a-Ding-Ding"". Terriers TV. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

External links

Angela Kang on Twitter
Angela Kang at the Internet Movie Database

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