Gisselle Legere

Gisselle grew up in a garment factory in Hialeah among Miami’s Cuban exile community. Her family’s tumultuous history as political refugees led to an interest in politics and human rights. Gisselle lost most of her hearing to a childhood vaccine.

Growing up deaf in a hearing world gave her many opportunities to hone her observational skills, which helped her as she moved through various careers...as a ballerina, then as a judo competitor on her college women’s team, and eventually, as a scientist.

As a field epidemiologist, she spent a decade working in biodefense and chasing dis- ease outbreaks across the globe before transitioning into writing. As a writer, she draws a lot of inspiration from the conflicts she wrestled with in her previous line of work. She brings sleuthing skills to procedurals but writes character driven drama and morally ambiguous female leads.

She staffed on ABC’s QUANTICO, where her episode “No Place is Home” was nominated for a Women’s Image Award. Earlier this year, Gisselle wrote for Cocomelon’s ASL spinoff, MYGO, and also landed a year long paid development deal at Telemundo. Currently, she’s writing for NEW AMSTERDAM.