Erin Levy is an American

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. She has worked on the

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drama ''

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'' and has won an

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and a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award.

Biography

Daughter of television writer Lawrence H. Levy, Erin Levy took a screenwriting seminar at USC in high school, which sparked her interest in following in her father's footsteps. Levy attended USC undergraduate for screenwriting, where one of her professors was

Matthew Weiner Matthew Hoffman Weiner (; born June 29, 1965) is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series ''Mad Men'', and as a writer and executive producer on ''The Sopranos''. ...

. The two kept in touch, and when Weiner needed a writing assistant, Levy joined the crew of

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'' as a writing assistant for the third season in 2009. The first episode she co-wrote was the season finale, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." Levy and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the third season. "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is her first episode where she is given solo writing credit. In 2010, she and the rest of the writing staff won an

for her writing in the

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''. She is credited as a writer for the 2017-2019

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series '' Counterpart''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Erin Living people American women television writers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women Primetime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners