Jana Sinyor

Jana Sinyor is a Canadian television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the television comedy-drama series Being Erica and Dark Oracle.

Jana Sinyor
OccupationTelevision writer and producer
Known forCreator of Being Erica

Early life

Sinyor was born in Ottawa, Canada, and raised in the Jewish faith, the daughter of Egypt-born father Albert, a medical-equipment manufacturer, and mother Lynda, a computer programmer and teacher.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Montreal's McGill University in 1998.[1] She then worked in a call center for a year before taking a screenwriting course at Ryerson University in Toronto and going on to study at the Canadian Film Centre.[1]

Career

She was a writer on seasons 2 and 3 of Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Shinyor created the comedy-drama time-travel series Being Erica, which ran four seasons from 2009 to 2011. She made brief appearances in three episodes of Being Erica playing the role of "Jana". In the program's final episode, "Dr. Erica", she appeared with "Aaron", (the show's executive producer Aaron Martin), playing a bickering couple.

Personal life

As of at least 2010, Sinyor is married to entrepreneur David Singer, with whom she has two children, Jada and Max.[1]

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References
  1. Kirshner, Sheldon (April 7, 2010). "Being Erica's Creator Juggles a Career and Motherhood". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.


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