Jill Farren Phelps (born July 7, 1952 in New York City) and has been the executive producer of many American television soap operas: Santa Barbara (1987-1991), Guiding Light (1991-1995), Another World (1995-1996), One Life to Live (1998-2001), and currently General Hospital (2001-present).
She got her start as a music director on General Hospital and later on Santa Barbara before she started producing.
Under her watch Santa Barbara won 3 Best Drama Emmys in a row (although the first was for material which aired before her arrival). Phelps later won Emmys for General Hospital for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005, 2006 and 2008.