10 Facts About Ilene Chaiken

Ilene Chaiken was born on June 30,1957 and is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions.

Ilene Chaiken was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family.

Ilene Chaiken studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with an undergraduate degree in graphic design in 1979.

Ilene Chaiken began her career as an agent trainee for Creative Artists Agency and as an executive for Aaron Spelling and Quincy Jones Entertainment.

Ilene Chaiken then wrote the screenplay Barb Wire, and the television films Dirty Pictures, and Damaged Care.

Ilene Chaiken co-created The L Word in 2004, inspired largely by her own experiences as a lesbian.

Ilene Chaiken produced a documentary for Showtime in 2014 titles L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin.

Ilene Chaiken is credited with first developing the TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, which became a successful Hulu original show.

Ilene Chaiken left the project during development to become the show-runner on Fox's Empire, but was still credited as an executive producer.

Ilene Chaiken has been married to LouAnne Brickhouse, a former executive at Disney, since 2013.