Jana Sinyor


Jana Sinyor is a Canadian television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the television comedy-drama series Being Erica and Dark Oracle.

Early life

Sinyor was born in Ottawa, Canada, and raised in the Jewish faith, the daughter of Egypt-born father Albert, a medical-equipment manufacturer, and mother Lynda, a computer programmer and teacher. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Montreal'sMcGill University in 1998. She then worked in a call center for a year before taking a screenwriting course at Ryerson University in Toronto and going on to study at the Canadian Film Centre.

Career

She was a writer on seasons and of .
Shinyor created the comedy-drama time-travel series Being Erica, which ran four seasons from 2009 to 2011. She made brief appearances in three episodes of Being Erica playing the role of "Jana". In the program's final episode, "Dr. Erica", she appeared with "Aaron",, playing a bickering couple.

Personal life

As of at least 2010, Sinyor is married to entrepreneur David Singer, with whom she has two children, Jada and Max.