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Martha Williamson

Writer and producer · Denver, Colorado, USA

2 Producers Guild Awards

Martha Williamson is a 35-year veteran of the entertainment industry, writing and producing television drama, sit-com, and variety. She is best known as the Executive Producer and Head Writer of the ground-breaking hit drama, "Touched By An Angel" which received 9 Emmy nominations over its nine-year run on CBS. Williamson was the first woman to solely executive-produce two shows simultaneously when she created and executive-produced "Promised Land" also for CBS. Her additional writing and producing credits include the " Signed, Sealed, Delivered" series and movie specials for Hallmark as well as specials and series for Disney, ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO and other cable networks. A featured guest on such shows as "Oprah," "60 Minutes" and "Larry King Live" and a member of the Television & Radio Hall of Fame, Williamson received the Freedom Works Award from the U.S. Congress, the Anti-Defamation League's Deborah Award, the Edward R. Murrow Responsibility in Television Award, the Producer's Guild Nova Award, the Templeton Prize Epiphany Award, achievement awards from the NAACP, and nine Emmy nominations. She is a Trustee of her alma mater Williams College and of The Pasadena Playhouse, where she joined with Carol Burnett in establishing the Carrie Hamilton Theatre. In 2003, she was appointed by the President to the White House Council for Service and Civic Participation and served on its Board for two years. Martha is a native of Denver, Colorado and lives in Southern California with her husband, Jon C. Andersen, and their two daughters.

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From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Martha Williamson's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Society
14%
Ideas
12%
Morality
7%
Self
6%
Survival
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
14
Warm
10
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
4
Contemplative
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Martha Williamson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (15).

Subscription and free streaming for Martha Williamson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1988 to 2025.

Highest rated

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing17 of 19: 5 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stProducing12 of 19: 0 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew10 of 19: 1 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

19 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Won 2 Producers Guild Awards in 1997, Most Promising Producer in Television.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Martha Williamson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most divisive · writer

Touched by an Angel (1994)

72nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 60/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Martha Williamson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martha Williamson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Mabius shares the most, 15.

Directors

  • Kevin Fair11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Kevin Fair
  • Linda-Lisa Hayter3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Linda-Lisa Hayter
  • Lynne Stopkewich2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Lynne Stopkewich

Writers

Actors

  • Eric Mabius15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Eric Mabius
  • Geoff Gustafson15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Geoff Gustafson
  • Kristin Booth15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Kristin Booth
  • Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Tony Dean Smith13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Tony Dean Smith
  • James Jandrisch13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with James Jandrisch
  • Adam Sliwinski12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Adam Sliwinski
  • Tyler Walzak3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Tyler Walzak

Producers

  • Allen Lewis14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Joel S. Rice14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Joel S. Rice
  • Marcie Gold14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Marcie Gold
  • Michael Prupas14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Michael Prupas