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Elisabeth Moss - The actress received an Emmy for her performance in the hit series 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
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Kate McKinnon - The actress has shone on 'Saturday Night Live,' where she plays various funny characters. She has received two Emmys, one in 2016, and another in 2017.
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Reese Witherspoon - She is the producer and one of the protagonists of HBO's series 'Big Little Lies.' In addition, Witherspoon is working with Jennifer Aniston on a new Apple production scheduled to debut in 2018.
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Yara Shahidi - The actress shone on 'Blackish' and takes her character to the spin-off 'Grown-ish.' Shahidi is only 18-years-old.
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Shonda Rhimes - She is the founder, president, and CEO of production company Shondaland. Rhimes' hit shows include 'Gray's Anatomy' and 'How to Get Away with Murder.'
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Lena Waithe - Waithe is a writer, producer, and actress. She stars in the series 'Master of None,' and is the creator of the drama series 'The Chi.'
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Issa Rae - Rae stars in HBO's 'Insecure,' where she also doubles as executive producer. Issa Rae is getting ready to launch a new production.
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Cindy Holland - She's Netflix's vice-president and responsible for its original content. The company's biggest hits include 'Stranger Things,' '13 Reasons Why,' and 'The Crown.'
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Samantha Bee - She is the author and protagonist of the talk show 'Full Frontal With Samantha Bee.' In the second season of the show, Bee draws attention to the issues of gun control and global warming.
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Marti Noxon - Noxon is behind several successful shows, including 'Unreal' and 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.' She's also the creator of the HBO series 'Sharp Objects,' which features Amy Adams.
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Lisa Nishimura - She is a vice-president at Netflix and responsible for original documentary and comedy content.
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Jenji Kohan - She is the creator and executive producer of 'Orange is the New Black.' Kohan is also executive producer of 'GLOW.'
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Nancy Dubuc - She is the president and CEO of A&E Networks. The media company's biggest hits include the 'Unreal' documentaries on the Lifetime channel, the History Channel's miniseries 'Roots,' and 'Viceland.'
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Susanne Daniels - This producer is responsible for YouTube's original content. She works with Susan Wojcicki to transform YouTube and the YouTube Red membership into a strong platform of original content.
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Susan Wojcicki - She is the executive director of YouTube and joins forces with Susanne Daniels to transform YouTube and YouTube Red into something bigger.
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Bonnie Hammer - She is chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group. The group is responsible for more than 100 successful productions, including 'Mr. Robot' and the Kardashian's reality shows.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge - An actress and writer, Waller-Bridge is the creator and protagonist of Amazon's comedy series 'Fleabag.'
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Dana Walden - Walden is the chairman and CEO of Fox TV Group. Big hits such as 'Empire,' 'This Is Us,' and 'American Crime Story' were produced by the group.
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Melina Matsoukas - The director and producer is responsible for producing HBO's TV adaptation of Marlon James's book 'A Brief History of Seven Killings.'
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Jennifer Salke - She is president of NBC Entertainment. Salke is responsible for the appointment of several women as directors. Along with Pearl Igbokwe, she is behind 'This Is Us' and 'The Good Place.'
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Pearlena Igbokwe - She is the president of Universal Television and the first African-American person to direct a major production studio.
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Lisa Joy - She is a screenwriter and executive producer. Joy is behind the production of the hit series 'Westworld.'
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Robin Thede - Thede is the executive producer and the protagonist of 'The Rundown With Robin Thede,' where she makes satirical comments about the week's political and cultural events.
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MSNBC women - The talk show 'The Rachel Maddow Show' has an average of 2 million viewers a night. Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, Katy Tur, Hallie Jackson, and Kasie Hunt are the stars of the show.
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The most powerful women in TV today
These influential women play key roles in front of and behind the camera
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These women are actresses, writers, producers, and also occupy other important positions in the television industry. Take a look at who Elle considers to be the most influential women in TV.
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