Lauren Morelli

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Lauren Morelli (born July 22, 1982 ) is an American screenwriter . She is best known for her work on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and for developing Netflix's City Stories , a sequel to Channel 4 's miniseries of the same name .

Professional background

Morelli, who grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of McCandless, Pennsylvania , graduated from Winchester Thurston School and then studied dance at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City until a back injury ended her dance career.

After several years of grieving over the abandonment of her dance career, Morelli was inspired by a college professor to pursue a career as a writer. She started out with short stories and small blog posts until she got her first professional writing position on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in 2013 . She was named lead writer for two season one episodes of Orange Is the New Black , WAC Pack and Tall Men with Feelings . Morelli has also worked as a playwright : her short piece Roach & Rat was shown in the production of Just Right Just Now in New York.

Private

Morelli is a lesbian . In September 2014, Morelli filed for divorce from husband Steve Basilone , to whom she was married for two years. On October 4, 2016, Morelli announced her engagement to actress Samira Wiley , with whom she has been in a relationship since coming out publicly, and married her on March 25, 2017 in Palm Springs , California .

Awards and nominations

Morelli was nominated for the 2014 Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Screenplay in a Television Comedy and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Television Comedy in 2014 and 2015 for her work on Orange Is the New Black , along with several other writers on the show.

Filmography (selection)

production

script

  • 2015-2017: Orange Is The New Black
  • 2017: Hum
  • 2019: City stories

Director

  • 2017: Hum
  • 2020: Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maria Sciullo: How Writer Lauren Morelli Gives Subtle Shades to 'Orange Is the New Black' . In: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . October 14, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Victoria Teague: New York Theater Review: Victoria Teague on Just Right Just Now as Presented by the Lesser America. . October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Lauren Morelli: While Writing for 'Orange Is the New Black,' I Realized I Am Gay . May 21, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Maria Voltaggio: Who Is Lauren Morelli? 'OITNB' Writer Divorces Husband And Dates Poussey Actress Samira Wiley. . September 14, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ Rebecca Macatee: Samira Wiley Is Engaged to Orange Is the New Black Writer Lauren Morelli . October 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Shira Savada: Exclusive: Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Are Married! (en) . In: Martha Stewart Weddings , March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2020. 
personal data
SURNAME Morelli, Lauren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1982