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Jenna Bans

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  • Writer
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Jenna Bans was born on 18 December 1975 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Grey's Anatomy (2005) and The Family (2016). She has been married to Justin Spitzer since 24 November 2007. They have two children.
BornDecember 18, 1975
BornDecember 18, 1975
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Desperate Housewives (2004)
    Desperate Housewives
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Liam James, Alison Pill, and Zach Gilford in The Family (2016)
    The Family
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
    Off the Map
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Murder by the Book
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Untitled Jenna Bans/Bill Krebs/NBC Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025)
      Grosse Pointe Garden Society
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer (showrunner)
      • 2018–2021
    • Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Liam James, Alison Pill, and Zach Gilford in The Family (2016)
      The Family
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2012–2015
    • Sea of Fire (2014)
      Sea of Fire
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Scandal: The Secret Is Out (2013)
      Scandal: The Secret Is Out
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2013
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer ...
      • 2008–2012
    • Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
      Off the Map
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007

    Writer

    • Murder by the Book
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025)
      Grosse Pointe Garden Society
      7.0
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2025
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2018–2021
    • Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Liam James, Alison Pill, and Zach Gilford in The Family (2016)
      The Family
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2016
    • Sea of Fire (2014)
      Sea of Fire
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • script
      • 2014
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012–2014
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2008–2012
    • Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
      Off the Map
      7.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2011
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • story editor ...
      • 2004–2007
    • Rachael Leigh Cook, Eric Balfour, Bianca Lawson, and Ian Somerhalder in Fearless (2004)
      Fearless
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • staff writer
      • 2004

    Additional Crew

    • Desperate Housewives Special: All the Juicy Details
      7.0
      TV Special
      • story editor
      • 2006
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 18, 1975
      • Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    • Spouse
      • Justin SpitzerNovember 24, 2007 - present (2 children)

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