Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether was born on October 11,1981 and is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.
12 Facts About Elizabeth Meriwether
Elizabeth Meriwether created the ABC sitcoms Single Parents and Bless This Mess and the Hulu drama The Dropout.
Elizabeth Meriwether's family moved from Miami to Detroit, Michigan, when she was five years old, and then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, when she was 10.
Elizabeth Meriwether's father, Heath J Meriwether, was the publisher of the newspaper Detroit Free Press, and her mother, Patricia Hughes Meriweather, was a painter.
Elizabeth Meriwether grew up aspiring to be an actress, but when she wrote her first play, she realized she wanted to be a playwright instead.
Elizabeth Meriwether held a showcase of her plays in Los Angeles, in which a young Emma Stone was cast.
Elizabeth Meriwether has credited the showcase and Stone's participation as an important point in her career trajectory.
Elizabeth Meriwether wrote the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.
Elizabeth Meriwether received put pilot commitment from ABC for the show Woman Up.
Elizabeth Meriwether worked on the project with Zoe Lister-Jones, and Jason Winer.
Elizabeth Meriwether is part of "The Fempire", a group of female screenwriters that includes Dana Fox, Diablo Cody and Lorene Scafaria.
Elizabeth Meriwether is a well-known feminist, who has done stand-up comedy, and performed for The Vagina Monologues in Las Vegas.