Meaghan Oppenheimer (born 1985 or 1986)''Lucifer' Star Tom Ellis Marries Longtime Girlfriend, Writer Meaghan Oppenheimer''
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; retrieved November 2022 is an American television and movie screenwriter, producer, and former child actor.

Early life and education

Meaghan Oppenheimer grew up in

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, and was a child actor, working in various regional theatre productions and television shows. She graduated from Holland Hall, and then New York University—Tisch School of the Arts in 2009. Afterward, she relocated to Los Angeles to begin a screenwriting career.

Career

In 2010, Oppenheimer wrote and starred in ''Hot Mess'', a film about two roommates who become friends with benefits. She has written screenplays for projects including ''

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''. Her unproduced screenplay, ''The Remains'', was selected for the 2013

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, an annual survey of the "most liked" screenplays not yet made into films. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2015 film '' We Are Your Friends'' with filmmaker Max Joseph. In December 2015,

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announced that

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would produce a new television series written by Oppenheimer, with the working title ''Please Don't Go'', about the personal and professional life of a ruthless divorce attorney in Dallas whose past continues to haunt her. In March 2016, ABC announced that

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had been cast opposite T. R. Knight in the project that in 2016 was released as ''Broken''—a series pilot that halted production after the first episode aired. In 2018, Oppenheimer wrote the script for the

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TV show, '' Queen America''. Oppenheimer adapted Carola Lovering's novel ''Tell Me Lies'' into a Hulu series of the same name, which was released in 2022 and received positive reviews.''Everyone Has a Stephen: Tell Me Lies Author and Showrunner Break Down the Hulu Adaptation''
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; webpage; retrieved November 2022 She also served as co-executive producer and showrunner of the series, which starred

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and Jackson White.'' Tell Me Lies’: Meaghan Oppenheimer Breaks Down The Finale''
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online; imited Access retrieved November 2022 Her husband, Tom Ellis, starred in the second season.

Personal life

Oppenheimer married actor Tom Ellis since June 1, 2019. She is stepmother to his three daughters. In 2023, the couple's daughter was born via

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Screenwriting credits

Acting credits

Notes

References

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