Claim: Caryn Mandabach was the producer of A Different World.

Caryn Mandabach is an American television producer .   Caryn Mandabach produced ground-breaking US hits including The Cosby Show , Roseanne , A Different World -LRB- 1990 -- 1993 -RRB- , Grace Under Fire -LRB- 1993 -- 1998 -RRB- , Cybill -LRB- 1995 -- 1998 -RRB- , 3rd Rock from the Sun -LRB- 1997 -- 2001 -RRB- , That '80s Show -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , That '70s Show -LRB- 1998 -- 2004 -RRB- , and Grounded for Life -LRB- 2001 -- 2005 -RRB- .   Most recently she executive produced Nurse Jackie , with Linda Wallem and Liz Brixius , a half-hour dark comedy about a `` flawed '' emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital , starring Edie Falco .   Mandabach currently operates TV production companies on both sides of the Atlantic , where she is actively developing both drama and comedy series for BBC , including the BBC2 period drama Peaky Blinders , Channel 4 , and HBO .   Mandabach has won an Emmy award and has also been honoured by The Producer 's Guild , Women in Film and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society among others .