Kate Purdy is an American writer and producer of television series. She grew up in

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. She is known for her work as a writer on the

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comedy series ''

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'', which she also produced. She received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation in 2017 for the BoJack episode " Time's Arrow." Purdy is also the creator and writer of the

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series ''

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''.

Personal life

Purdy grew up in

. Her father was a Spanish teacher and the family lived for several years in Guadalajara,

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. In 2012, Purdy became depressed and suffered anxiety whilst working as a writer on the ''

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'' television series. She became concerned that she might have

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since her grandmother and two grand-uncles had schizophrenia. After trying various treatments, Purdy finally found benefits in indigenous and

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medicines. She graduated from

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in 2001.

Career

Purdy began her career in television writing for shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' in the mid-2000s. Between 2014 and 2018, Purdy wrote five episodes for ''

'', the acclaimed

comedy series screened on

. Purdy received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation in 2017 for the BoJack episode " Time's Arrow." She was also one of the producers of the show. Purdy co-created a new animated television series called ''

'' in 2019, with her BoJack Horseman collaborator

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. The eight half hour episodes were screened on

. ''Undone'' was Amazon's first original animated series and was made using the

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technique. Purdy drew upon her own experiences of mental illness in plotting the themes of the show. In late 2019, Amazon announced that ''Undone'' had been renewed for a second season and that Purdy had signed an exclusive deal. No details of the latter agreement were released.

Selected productions

Awards and honors

* 2017, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation

References

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