Ilene Chaiken has shown extraordinary range and versatility throughout her career as a writer and producer working in film and television. She created the groundbreaking hit series The L Word, which is about lesbian life in Los Angeles and has received numerous awards for her contribution to the LGBT community, some of which include: the 2006 GLAAD Media Award recognizing The L Word for Outstanding Drama Series; the 2005 Artistry Award from Power Up; the 2004 Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign; and the 2004 Community Role Model Award from the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Chaiken's other writing credits include the SHOWTIME Original Pictures Damaged Care and Dirty Pictures, which won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Movie in 2000. Her feature film work includes Barb Wire which was produced by Propaganda Films and starred Pamela Anderson. Prior to her writing career, Chaiken was an executive for Aaron Spelling Productions and Quincy Jones Productions. Chaiken resides in Los Angeles and has eleven-year-old twin daughters.

Jennifer Beals (Bette Porter) began her career after graduation from high school when she auditioned for Flashdance, resulting in a role which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. In recent years, Beals has had starring roles in a myriad of films, including The Anniversary Party, Showtime's The Twilight of the Golds, The Last Days of Disco, Roger Dodger, In the Soup, Four Rooms, Vampire's Kiss, Doctor M., Caro Diario and The Madonna and the Dragon. Recent film credits include Catch That Girl, Runaway Jury, and the recently released The Grudge 2.

Leisha Hailey (Alice Pieszecki) is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and has recently appeared on numerous television shows, including the hit series "Grey's Anatomy" and CBS's "CSI." She also starred in the critically-acclaimed independent film "All Over Me." Prior to her role in THE L WORD her focus was on music. As a member of "The Murmurs," she recorded three albums for MCA/Universal records. Recently, she started her own record label "Marfa Records," which release its first recording in 2006. During hiatus from THE L WORD, she executive produced a documentary about teenagers raised by gay parents, "Raising Teens," which will air on MTV's "True Life" series and on Logo's "Momentum" documentary series.

Katherine Moennig (Shane McCutcheon) has most recently appeared off Broadway, in the play Guardians at the Culture Project in NYC opposite Lee Pace, directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q). Recent feature films include, Art School Confidential, The Shipping News, Love the Hard Way and Invitation to a Suicide. Her television credits include the series "Young Americans," "Law & Order," as well as appearing as the lead actress in the music video "Is Anybody Home" for the band Our Lady Peace. On stage, she has appeared in "As You like It," "Comedy of Art," "The Theory of Total Blame" and "Morning in the City" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Hilary Rosen, President of OurChart.com, is a political commentator on television, in print and on-line as well as a consultant specializing in the entertainment, media and technology industries. For 17 years she was at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), including 8 years as Chairman and CEO. She was a regular in Entertainment Weekly's "Annual Power List of the 101 Most Influential People in Entertainment" and The Hollywood Reporter's "Power 50", and was named as one of 10 "Ladies who Launch Entertainment Trends" by The New York Post. Her commentary appears regularly on MSNBC.com and in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Wired, Billboard, Variety and The Huffington Post.

Rosen is a well-known expert on Congress and worked for Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Senator Bill Bradley. She has also been a proud political activist frequently honored over the years for her work on behalf LGBT and arts issues. She has twins, Anna and Jacob, who run her absolutely ragged. Fortunately, they're really cute.