Lisa de Cazotte explained

Lisa de Cazotte
Birth Name:	Lisa Smith
Birth Date:	2 November 1961
Birth Place:	Westchester, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California
Alma Mater:	Fordham University
Occupation:	Television producer
Years Active:	36
Known For:	Daytime soap operas
Spouse:	Antoine de Cazotte
Parents:	Charles and Beatrice Smith

Lisa de Cazotte (Smith; November 2, 1961 – December 7, 2019) was an American soap opera producer.

Biography

Born Lisa Smith in Westchester, New York, de Cazotte was the daughter of Charles and Beatrice Smith and grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York.^{[1] [2]} She graduated from Fordham University, later marrying French documentary producer Antoine de Cazotte.^{[1] [2]}

De Cazotte started as an intern at the daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 1983, working her way up to Associate Producer and then Coordinating Producer. She served as a producer on Santa Barbara from 1991 to 1993, coordinating producer on All My Children from 1994 to 1996, and supervising producer on Sunset Beach from 1997 to 1999.^{[1] [2]}

She was an executive producer of Passions for its entire run, from July 5, 1999 to August 7, 2008.^{[1] [2] [3]} She next became the executive producer of for its second season in 2008.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} De Cazotte returned to All My Children as a producer under Julie Hanan Carruthers from 2009 to 2010. She also served as co-executive producer of Days of Our Lives from January 30, 2012 to July 31, 2015. On December 19, 2017, she joined The Young and the Restless as a supervising producer.^{[1] [2]}

Positions held

• One Life to Live: Associate Producer (1987–1989)
• One Life to Live: Coordinating Producer (1989–1991)
• Santa Barbara: Producer (1991–January 15, 1993)
• All My Children: Coordinating Producer (1994–1996)
• Sunset Beach: Supervising Producer (1997–1999)
• Passions: Executive Producer (July 5, 1999 – August 7, 2008)^[3]
• : Executive Producer (Season two, July 22, 2008 – October 21, 2008)^{[3] [4]}
• All My Children: Producer (February 2, 2009–January 2010)
• Days of Our Lives: Co-Executive Producer (January 30, 2012 – July 31, 2015)
• The Young and the Restless: Supervising Producer (December 19, 2017 – September 21, 2018; February 20, 2019 – 2019)

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Series	Year	Result
Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Drama Series	All My Children	align=center	1995		align=center	^[5]
			align=center	1996		align=center	^[6]
			align=center	1997		align=center	^[7]
			align=center	2010		align=center	^[8]
		Days of Our Lives	align=center	2013		align=center	^[9]
			align=center	2014		align=center	^[10]
			align=center	2015		align=center	^[11]
			align=center	2016		align=center	^[12]
		The Young and the Restless	align=center	2019		align=center	^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emmy-Winning Daytime Producer Lisa de Cazotte Passes Away. Soap Opera Digest. December 8, 2019. December 11, 2019.
2. Web site: Lisa de Cazotte Dies: Emmy-Winning Daytime Producer Was Age 58. Anita. Bennett. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. December 9, 2019. December 11, 2019.
3. Web site: Nordyke. Kimberly . SoapNet renews Night Shift. . May 27, 2008 . December 14, 2013.
4. Web site: Former Passions Exec Producer Lisa de Cazotte to Helm Second Season of GH Night Shift? . Jamey . Giddens . Daytime Confidential . May 2, 2008 . December 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214041004/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2008/05/02/former-passions-exec-producer-lisa-de-cazotte-to-helm-second-season-of-gh-night-shift . December 14, 2013 .
5. Web site: 1995 Emmy Winners & Nominees. Soap Opera Digest. May 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009212818/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1995/. October 9, 2007 . New York City. dead.
6. Web site: 1996 Emmy Winners & Nominees. Soap Opera Digest. May 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110108060029/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/winners1996/. January 8, 2011 . New York City. dead.
7. Web site: 1997 Emmy Winners & Nominees. Soap Opera Digest. May 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818104226/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1997/. August 18, 2004. New York City. dead.
8. Web site: The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations . emmyonline.org . . May 5, 2013 . May 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512050720/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html . May 12, 2013 . New York City . dead .
9. Web site: The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners . emmyonline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . June 17, 2013 . June 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620201319/http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/daytime_40th_telecast_winners.html . June 20, 2013 . New York City . dead .
10. Web site: The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations . emmyonline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . New York City . May 1, 2014 . May 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140623154747/http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations . June 23, 2014 . dead .
11. Web site: The 42nd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners. emmyonline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . New York City. April 26, 2015.
12. Web site: The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations . emmyonline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . March 24, 2016 . March 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf . April 17, 2016 . New York City . live .
13. Web site: Daytime Emmy Awards Full Winners List: The Young and the Restless, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jeopardy Alex Trebek Take Top Honors. Dino-Ray. Ramos. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. United States. May 6, 2019. May 6, 2019.