Green worked as a writer and producer on
Cagney & Lacey and won two
Emmy Awards for her work on the series. The first was in 1985 for
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. The second was in 1986 for
Outstanding Drama Series. She became a supervising producer and writer on
China Beach. In 1989 she won a
Humanitas Prize for her work on
China Beach and was also nominated for an Emmy Award. She moved on to become a writer and supervising producer for
L.A. Law in 1990. She was promoted to executive producer after one season. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for writing in 1991 for her work on the
L.A. Law episode "Mutinies On The Banzai". She then became a writer and producer for
Chicago Hope and was again nominated for best drama series at the 1996 Emmy Awards. Green also developed
Christy (1994–95), which included a major role for
Cagney & Lacey co-star
Tyne Daly. She became a consulting producer for
The District in 2002. ==Awards and nominations==