The television western drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman stars Jane Seymour as a doctor who sets up her practice in Colorado in the 1860s and the challenges she faces being a female doctor in the old west.

The two-hour pilot episode of Dr. Quinn Medicine Women debut on CBS on January 1st, 1993. The hour-long western drama would last six season, with its series finale broadcasting on May 16th, 1998. On the Saturday night slot, Dr. Quinn produced 150 episodes with high ratings in comparison to other Saturday night programs (since Saturdays were one of the lowest rating days for broadcast television). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103405/maindetails<ref> <ref>http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/dr-quinn-medicine-woman<ref>

Beth Sullivan was the creator of the show, and became its executive producer from the first season onward. Through her own company, "The Sullivan Company", Beth Sullivan became one of the first popular women drama "showrunners".

Beth Sullivan was the creator of the show, and became its executive producer from the first season onward. Through her own company, "The Sullivan Company", Beth Sullivan became one of the first popular women drama "showrunners".

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman's sudden cancellation in 1998 brought surprise and anger to fans, which convinced producers to create two "made-for-television" movies, "Dr. Quinn: Revolutions" and "Dr. Quinn: The Heart Within". The first movie was not well received, and Beth Sullivan had no involvement with the film. However, the second movie was more in tone of the series, with both Sullivan and Jane Seymour executive producing the film. The second film served as a better finale for fans, and finished first among its programming competition. http://www.tvtango.com/movie/dr_quinn_medicine_woman_the_heart_within<ref>

• Jane Seymour as Dr. Michaela Quinn
• Joe Lando as Byron Sully
• Chad Allen as Matthew Cooper
• Erika Flores as Colleen Cooper (to mid-season 3)
• Jessica Bowman as Colleen Cooper Cook (from season 3 on)
• Shawn Toovey as Brian Cooper

The show was nominated for many acclaimed awards, including the Emmys and The Golden Globes. They won Emmys in 1994, 1995, and 1996 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series" and Robert 'Ozzie' Smith won the Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series". In the 1996 Golden Globes, Jane Seymour won "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama". Shawn Toovey won multiple times for "Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Drama Series" in the Youth Artist Awards. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103405/awards<ref>

"Jane Seymour's multileveled performance as Dr. Quinn shows how a talented and principled woman can make it on her own in a world where women are still treated like second-class citizens. Many episodes convey the challenges she faced with intolerant townsfolk and strangers who want to have nothing to do with a woman physician. In addition, Dr. Quinn serves as a good example of a strong-willed single parent who manages in tough times to raise a family with a little help from her friend Sully."—Spirituality & PracticeSpirituality & Practice: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Season Three Review