Maria Semple

About

Screenwriter and novelist whose TV credits include Beverly Hills, 90210, SNL, Ellen, and Arrested Development, among others.

Before Fame

In 1986, she matriculated from Barnard College, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in English.

Trivia

In 1997, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Series for her writing on Mad About You.

Family Life

She had one child with her longtime husband, George Meyer.

Associated With

Both she and poet Alice Miller studied at Barnard College in NYC.