Maria Arena grew up in Newport Beach, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Northwestern University and did post graduate work in 19th Century Art. She began her career as a fashion designer for a major Los Angeles based garment manufacturer.
In 1988, writer William J. Bell hired Arena for The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987. There, she created the character of Sally Spectra who was loosely based on her step-father who worked in the Los Angeles garment industry.
After leaving The Bold and the Beautiful, Arena developed television formats for CBS and NBC. She also worked as an essayist for publications such as The New York Times Style Magazine, "C" Magazine, Aspen Magazine, and Aspen Peak Magazine.
Bell returned to daytime television in December 2007 and was ultimately named sole head writer and became one of the show's executive producers alongside Paul Rauch. In 2011, she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award alongside her writing team, in addition to a total of six nominations as writer and producer on the show.
She is a professor at Harvard University in their Extension Program. She is involved philanthropically in arts education organizations and is the former chair of PS Arts, The Museum of Contemporary Art and for a decade Americans For The Arts National Arts Awards and other organizations.
Co-head writer: December 26, 2007 - April 21, 2008 (with Josh Griffith) (chose financial core status during the WGA strike)
Head writer: April 22, 2008 – October 22, 2012 (with Hogan Sheffer: 7/15/08-10/22/12) (with Scott Hamner: 8/11/08-10/22/12) (with Josh Griffith: 10/11/12-10/22/12)
Co-Executive Producer (with Paul Rauch: October 3, 2008 – May 10, 2011)
Executive Producer May 11, 2011 – October 22, 2012
Personal lifeedit
Bell is married to Bill Bell, the elder son and oldest child Y&R creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. They have two children.
Awardsedit
The Young and the Restless writing team won the WGA Award for Best Daytime Serial in February 2010 and again in 2013 for work airing under Bell's tenure.[2][3]
In 2011, Bell, along with her writing team, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team. In December 2012, Bell was honored with the Women's Image Network Humanitarian Award for her contributions to arts and arts education.[4]
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