Nancy Marie Pimental (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and

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and

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Early life and education

Born in

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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

, and of Portuguese descent, Pimental graduated from Somerset High School in 1983 and

Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now h ...

in 1987. At WPI, she was a member of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and completed a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

Career

From 1998 to 2001, Pimental was one of the writers of ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

.'' In 2002, she wrote the script for the film '' The Sweetest Thing,'' which has been described as "the forerunner to films like ''

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'' and '' Girls Trip''." Replacing

Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967), known professionally as Jimmy Kimmel, is an American television host, comedian, writer, voice actor, and producer. He has been the host and executive producer of '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-n ...

, she served as co-host of the

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'' Win Ben Stein's Money'' from 2000 to 2002. In 2010, Pimental joined the staff of the Showtime

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'' Shameless'' (U.S. version) as a writer and producer, and later as an executive producer.

Filmography

Actress

* '' Prey for Rock & Roll'' (2003) * '' Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd'' (2003) * '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003) * '' The Sweetest Thing'' (Uncredited, 2002)

Writer

*'' The Mick'' (2017) *''Bad Girls'' (2012) *'' Shameless'' (2011–2021) * '' The Sweetest Thing'' (2002) * ''

'' (25 episodes, 1998–2001)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimental, Nancy 1965 births American film actresses Screenwriters from Massachusetts American game show hosts Living people Actresses from Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni People from Somerset, Massachusetts American women screenwriters American women television writers American television writers 21st-century American women American people of Portuguese descent