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'''Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether''' (born October 11, 1981) is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bello | first = Grace | url = http://bitchmagazine.org/post/womans-work-when-women-run-the-show-draft | title = When Women Run the Show | date = January 10, 2013 }}</ref> She is known for creating the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[New Girl]]'', and for writing the play ''Oliver Parker!'' (2010) and the romantic comedy film ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'' (2011). She also created the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcoms ''[[Single Parents (TV series)|Single Parents]]'' and ''[[Bless This Mess (TV series)|Bless This Mess]]''.
'''Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether''' (born October 11, 1981) is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bello | first = Grace | url = http://bitchmagazine.org/post/womans-work-when-women-run-the-show-draft | title = When Women Run the Show | date = January 10, 2013 }}</ref> She is known for creating the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[New Girl]]'', and for writing the play ''Oliver Parker!'' (2010) and the romantic comedy film ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'' (2011). She also created the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcoms ''[[Single Parents (TV series)|Single Parents]]'' and ''[[Bless This Mess (TV series)|Bless This Mess]]'' and the [[Hulu]] drama ''[[The Dropout]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==


Meriwether was born on October 11, 1981 in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. Her family moved from Miami to [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] when she was five years old, and then to [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan, when she was 10.<ref name="former" /> Her father, Heath J. Meriwether, was the publisher of the newspaper ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', and her mother was a painter.<ref name="former" />
Meriwether was born on October 11, 1981, in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. Her family moved from Miami to [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], when she was five years old, and then to [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan, when she was 10.<ref name="former" /> Her father, Heath J. Meriwether, was the publisher of the newspaper ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', and her mother, Patricia Hughes Meriweather{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}, was a painter.<ref name="former" />


Meriwether grew up aspiring to be an actor, but when she wrote her first play, she realized she wanted to be a playwright instead.<ref name="former" /> Meriwether attended [[Greenhills School|Greenhills High School in Ann Arbor]].
Meriwether grew up aspiring to be an actress, but when she wrote her first play, she realized she wanted to be a playwright instead.<ref name="former" /> Meriwether graduated from [[Greenhills School|Greenhills High School in Ann Arbor]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenhillsschool.org/knowledge-base/liz-meriwether-00-debuts-new-comedy-new-girl/ | title=Liz Meriwether '00 Debuts New Comedy "New Girl" | date=20 September 2011 }}</ref> in 2000.


== Education ==
== Education ==
Meriwether graduated from [[Yale University]] in 2004 .<ref name="former">{{cite news|last=Hinds |first=Julie |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/2239415871.html?FMT = ABS&date = Jan+16%2C+2011 |title=Former Detroiter aimed to craft a modern look at young love |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=January 16, 2011 }} Non-archivable Google cache temporarily available as of Feb. 24, 2011, at https://www.freep.com/article/20110116/ENT01/101160402/1372/FEATURES{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}></ref>
Meriwether graduated from [[Yale University]] in 2004. She double-majored in English and theater studies.<ref name="former">{{cite news|last=Hinds |first=Julie |title=Former Detroiter aimed to craft a modern look at young love |page=54|work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=January 16, 2011 }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Meriwether wrote the plays ''Heddatron'' (2006), ''The Mistakes Madeline Made'' (2006) and ''Oliver Parker!'' (2010).
Meriwether wrote the plays ''[[Heddatron]]'' (2006), ''The Mistakes Madeline Made'' (2006) and ''Oliver Parker!'' (2010).


She held a showcase of her plays in Los Angeles, in which a young [[Emma Stone]] was cast. Meriwether has credited the showcase and Stone's participation as an important point in her career trajectory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/04/20/liz-meriwether-emma-stone-tribeca-panel/|title=New Girl creator Liz Meriwether: I owe my career to Emma Stone|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}</ref>
She held a showcase of her plays in Los Angeles, in which a young [[Emma Stone]] was cast. Meriwether has credited the showcase and Stone's participation as an important point in her career trajectory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/04/20/liz-meriwether-emma-stone-tribeca-panel/|title=New Girl creator Liz Meriwether: I owe my career to Emma Stone|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}</ref>


Upon moving to Los Angeles, Meriwether developed a play called ''Sluts''. As part of a program to help aspiring playwrights adapt their scripts for television, she turned the idea into a television pilot.<ref name=":0" /> The pilot, described as 'a raunchy, honest look at the messy dating lives of twentysomething women' was filmed for [[20th Century Fox Television]], but ultimately not picked up. However, it succeeded in establishing Meriwether as a distinctive comedic voice.<ref name="Not That Kind of Girl">{{Cite news|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/113170/liz-meriwether-new-girl-creator-anti-lena-dunham|title=Not That Kind of Girl|work=New Republic|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Meriwether developed a play called ''Sluts''. As part of a program to help aspiring playwrights adapt their scripts for television, she turned the idea into a television pilot.<ref name=":0" /> The pilot, described as "a raunchy, honest look at the messy dating lives of twentysomething women" was filmed for [[20th Century Fox Television]], but ultimately not picked up. However, it succeeded in establishing Meriwether as a distinctive comedic voice.<ref name="Not That Kind of Girl">{{Cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/113170/liz-meriwether-new-girl-creator-anti-lena-dunham|title=Not That Kind of Girl|magazine=New Republic|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2010, she wrote an episode of [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/06/a-guide-to-your-favorite-showrunners-first-shows/carter-bays-and-craig-thomas-late-show-with-david|title=A Guide to Your Favorite Showrunners' First ShowsCarter Bays and Craig Thomas, ''Late Show with David Letterman''|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>
In 2010, she wrote an episode of [[Adult Swim]]'s ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/06/a-guide-to-your-favorite-showrunners-first-shows/carter-bays-and-craig-thomas-late-show-with-david|title=A Guide to Your Favorite Showrunners' First ShowsCarter Bays and Craig Thomas, ''Late Show with David Letterman''|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>
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Meriwether wrote the 2011 romantic comedy film ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'', directed by [[Ivan Reitman]] and starring [[Natalie Portman]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]].<ref name=":1"/> The film's working title was ''Fuckbuddies''.<ref name="Not That Kind of Girl"/>
Meriwether wrote the 2011 romantic comedy film ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'', directed by [[Ivan Reitman]] and starring [[Natalie Portman]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]].<ref name=":1"/> The film's working title was ''Fuckbuddies''.<ref name="Not That Kind of Girl"/>


After her success with ''No Strings Attached'', 20th Century Fox Television approached Meriwether about developing another television series.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/new-girl-creator-liz-meriwether-in-overall-deal-with-20th-tv-exclusive-1200563392/|title='New Girl' Creator Liz Meriwether in Overall Deal with 20th TV (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=2013-07-16|work=Variety|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Meriwether pitched an idea about an "offbeat girl moving in with three single guys",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/1xcIF|title=New Girl's Elizabeth Meriwether|date=2013-09-10|website=archive.is|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> inspired by her experience of "bouncing from [[Craigslist]] sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A." when she was in her twenties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://collider.com/zooey-deschanel-liz-meriwether-new-girl-interview/|title=Zooey Deschanel and Liz Meriwether NEW GIRL Interview|date=2012-01-15|work=Collider|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
After her success with ''No Strings Attached'', 20th Century Fox Television approached Meriwether about developing another television series.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/new-girl-creator-liz-meriwether-in-overall-deal-with-20th-tv-exclusive-1200563392/|title='New Girl' Creator Liz Meriwether in Overall Deal with 20th TV (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=2013-07-16|work=Variety|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Meriwether pitched an idea about an "offbeat girl moving in with three single guys",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4787|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910094600/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4787|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-09-10|title=New Girl's Elizabeth Meriwether|date=2013-09-10|website=archive.is|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> inspired by her experience of "bouncing from [[Craigslist]] sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A." when she was in her twenties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://collider.com/zooey-deschanel-liz-meriwether-new-girl-interview/|title=Zooey Deschanel and Liz Meriwether NEW GIRL Interview|date=2012-01-15|work=Collider|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref>


The show, ''[[New Girl]]'', was greenlit in 2011 with an initial order of 13 episodes and [[Zooey Deschanel]] in the title role. It aired 146 episodes over seven seasons. It was well-received by critics and nominated for a number of awards, including five [[Golden Globe Award]]s and five [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s.
The show, ''[[New Girl]]'', was greenlit in 2011 with an initial order of 13 episodes and [[Zooey Deschanel]] in the title role. It aired 146 episodes over seven seasons. It was well received by critics and nominated for a number of awards, including five [[Golden Globe Award]]s and five [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s.


In 2013, she signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, to develop additional projects for the studio.<ref name=":1" />
In 2013, she signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, to develop additional projects for the studio.<ref name=":1" /> Her deal was renewed in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=2019-04-30|title=Liz Meriwether Inks New 20th Century Fox TV Deal|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/liz-meriwether-20th-century-fox-tv-deal-1203201244/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

Meriwether received put pilot commitment from ABC for the show ''Woman Up''. She worked on the project with Zoe Lister-Jones, and Jason Winer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2018-10-08 |title=ABC Nabs 'Woman Up' Comedy From Zoe Lister-Jones, Liz Meriwether & Jason Winer As Put Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/abc-comedy-woman-up-zoe-lister-jones-liz-meriwether-jason-winer-put-pilot-1202478865/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== The Fempire ===
=== The Fempire ===
Meriwether is part of 'The Fempire', a group of female screenwriters that includes [[Dana Fox]], [[Diablo Cody]] and [[Lorene Scafaria]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Branch | first = Kate | url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2010-05-17/liz-meriwether/ | title = Liz Meriwether: Beginning and End of the Fempire | work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | date = May 17, 2010 }}</ref> In 2012, the Fempire received the Athena Film Festival Award for Creativity and Sisterhood at [[Barnard College]] in New York City.<ref>The Athena Film Festival: http://athenafilmfestival.com/</ref>
Meriwether is part of "The Fempire", a group of female screenwriters that includes [[Dana Fox]], [[Diablo Cody]] and [[Lorene Scafaria]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Branch | first = Kate | url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2010-05-17/liz-meriwether/ | title = Liz Meriwether: Beginning and End of the Fempire | work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | date = May 17, 2010 }}</ref> In 2012, the Fempire received the Athena Film Festival Award for Creativity and Sisterhood at [[Barnard College]] in New York City.<ref>The Athena Film Festival: http://athenafilmfestival.com/</ref>


Meriwether is also a well-known feminist, who has done stand-up comedy, and performed for ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' in Las Vegas.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
Meriwether is also a well-known feminist, who has done stand-up comedy, and performed for ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' in Las Vegas.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
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For the early 20th century suffrage figure, see Elizabeth Avery Meriwether.
Elizabeth Meriwether
Born
Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether

(1981-10-11) October 11, 1981 (age 42)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Occupation(s)Playwright, screenwriter, television producer, showrunner
Years active2000–present
Notable workNew Girl
No Strings Attached
Children3[1]

Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether (born October 11, 1981) is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.[2] She is known for creating the Fox sitcom New Girl, and for writing the play Oliver Parker! (2010) and the romantic comedy film No Strings Attached (2011). She also created the ABC sitcoms Single Parents and Bless This Mess and the Hulu drama The Dropout.

Early life[edit]

Meriwether was born on October 11, 1981, in Miami, Florida. Her family moved from Miami to Detroit, Michigan, when she was five years old, and then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, when she was 10.[3] Her father, Heath J. Meriwether, was the publisher of the newspaper Detroit Free Press, and her mother, Patricia Hughes Meriweather[citation needed], was a painter.[3]

Meriwether grew up aspiring to be an actress, but when she wrote her first play, she realized she wanted to be a playwright instead.[3] Meriwether graduated from Greenhills High School in Ann Arbor.[4] in 2000.

Education[edit]

Meriwether graduated from Yale University in 2004. She double-majored in English and theater studies.[3]

Career[edit]

Meriwether wrote the plays Heddatron (2006), The Mistakes Madeline Made (2006) and Oliver Parker! (2010).

She held a showcase of her plays in Los Angeles, in which a young Emma Stone was cast. Meriwether has credited the showcase and Stone's participation as an important point in her career trajectory.[5]

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Meriwether developed a play called Sluts. As part of a program to help aspiring playwrights adapt their scripts for television, she turned the idea into a television pilot.[5] The pilot, described as "a raunchy, honest look at the messy dating lives of twentysomething women" was filmed for 20th Century Fox Television, but ultimately not picked up. However, it succeeded in establishing Meriwether as a distinctive comedic voice.[6]

In 2010, she wrote an episode of Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital.[7]

Meriwether wrote the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.[8] The film's working title was Fuckbuddies.[6]

After her success with No Strings Attached, 20th Century Fox Television approached Meriwether about developing another television series.[8] Meriwether pitched an idea about an "offbeat girl moving in with three single guys",[9] inspired by her experience of "bouncing from Craigslist sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A." when she was in her twenties.[10]

The show, New Girl, was greenlit in 2011 with an initial order of 13 episodes and Zooey Deschanel in the title role. It aired 146 episodes over seven seasons. It was well received by critics and nominated for a number of awards, including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards.

In 2013, she signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, to develop additional projects for the studio.[8] Her deal was renewed in 2019.[11]

Meriwether received put pilot commitment from ABC for the show Woman Up. She worked on the project with Zoe Lister-Jones, and Jason Winer.[12]

The Fempire[edit]

Meriwether is part of "The Fempire", a group of female screenwriters that includes Dana Fox, Diablo Cody and Lorene Scafaria.[13] In 2012, the Fempire received the Athena Film Festival Award for Creativity and Sisterhood at Barnard College in New York City.[14]

Meriwether is also a well-known feminist, who has done stand-up comedy, and performed for The Vagina Monologues in Las Vegas.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Notes
2011 No Strings Attached Writer and Co-producer

Television[edit]

Year Title Credited as Network
Creator Writer Executive
Producer 		Director
2011–2018 New Girl Yes Yes Yes Yes Fox
2018–2020 Single Parents Yes Yes Yes No ABC
2019–2020 Bless This Mess Yes Yes Yes No
2022 The Dropout Yes Yes Yes No Hulu
2019 Woman Up No Yes Yes No ABC
TBA Dying for Sex No Yes Yes No FX

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ Bello, Grace (January 10, 2013). "When Women Run the Show".
  3. ^ a b c d Hinds, Julie (January 16, 2011). "Former Detroiter aimed to craft a modern look at young love". Detroit Free Press. p. 54.
  4. ^ "Liz Meriwether '00 Debuts New Comedy "New Girl"". 20 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b "New Girl creator Liz Meriwether: I owe my career to Emma Stone". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  6. ^ a b "Not That Kind of Girl". New Republic. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  7. ^ "A Guide to Your Favorite Showrunners' First ShowsCarter Bays and Craig Thomas, Late Show with David Letterman". Complex. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  8. ^ a b c Littleton, Cynthia (2013-07-16). "'New Girl' Creator Liz Meriwether in Overall Deal with 20th TV (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  9. ^ "New Girl's Elizabeth Meriwether". archive.is. 2013-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  10. ^ "Zooey Deschanel and Liz Meriwether NEW GIRL Interview". Collider. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  11. ^ Thorne, Will (2019-04-30). "Liz Meriwether Inks New 20th Century Fox TV Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-10-08). "ABC Nabs 'Woman Up' Comedy From Zoe Lister-Jones, Liz Meriwether & Jason Winer As Put Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  13. ^ Branch, Kate (May 17, 2010). "Liz Meriwether: Beginning and End of the Fempire". Interview.
  14. ^ The Athena Film Festival: http://athenafilmfestival.com/

External links[edit]

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