Marti Noxon
First appearance "Once More, with Feeling" Last appearance "Selfless"
Statistics Name Martha Mills Noxon Gender Female Date of Birth August 25, 1964 Place of Birth California, USA Characters "Parking Ticket Woman" "Cordy Theme Singer"

Marti Noxon is a television and film writer perhaps best known for her work as a writer and executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Biography

Buffyverse

When the WB television network accepted the Angel series, Joss Whedon, the creator and executive producer of both series, promoted Noxon from writer to executive producer and gave her increasing charge of producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Noxon joined the Buffy the Vampire Slayer writing staff in the second season, and wrote a 23 episodes over the course of the series. Several of her episodes became fan favorites, including "What's My Line, Part One", "What's My Line, Part Two", "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "The Wish".

Noxon was a story editor (1997-1998), co-producer (1998-1999), supervising producer (1999-2000), co-executive producer (2000-2001) and executive producer (2001-2003) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as the director of two episodes: "Into the Woods" and "Forever".

Noxon also appeared on the show as the aptly named "Parking Ticket Woman", who sings about a parking ticket she has received in "Once More, with Feeling", reprising the role in "Selfless", now singing with a neighbor (played by David Fury, also reprising his role from "Once More With Feeling") about his mustard-stained shirt. She also sang the theme tune for the Cordy show in "Birthday".^[1]

Noxon was responsible for the casting of Amber Benson as Tara.^[2]

Later work

Noxon has gone on to work as a writer and producer for the series Point Pleasant, Grey's Anatomy, Prison Break, Private Practice, Mad Men, and Glee.

Episodes Written and Directed

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 

Season 2

• "What's My Line, Part One"
• "What's My Line, Part Two"
• "Bad Eggs"
• "Surprise"
• "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 
• "I Only Have Eyes for You"

Season 3

• "Dead Man's Party"
• "Beauty and the Beasts"
• "The Wish"
• "Consequences"
• "The Prom" 

Season 4

• "Living Conditions"
• "Wild at Heart"
• "Doomed"
• "Goodbye Iowa"
• "New Moon Rising"

Season 5

• "Buffy vs. Dracula"
• "Into the Woods" (writer/director)
• "Forever" (writer/director)

Season 6

• "Bargaining, Part One" 
• "Once More, with Feeling" (actor)
• "Wrecked"
• "Villains" 

Season 7 

• "Selfless" (uncredited acting role)
• "Bring on the Night"

References