Anna Konkle

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Anna Konkle
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Konkle in 2023
Born (1987-04-07) April 7, 1987 (age 37)
Education New York University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active2013–present
Partner Alex Anfanger
Children1

Anna Konkle (born April 7, 1987) is an American actress, writer and director. She is known for co-creating and starring as Anna Kone on Hulu's original TV comedy series PEN15 , alongside Maya Erskine. Her work on the series earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Konkle was born in Randolph, Vermont, on April 7, 1987. In 1994, her family moved to Scituate, Massachusetts, where she attended public schools. Her parents divorced in her early teens, a theme she would explore deeply on PEN15 . [3]

Konkle attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She initially studied musical theater but shifted to the school's Experimental Theater Wing after finding out she had vocal nodules. [4] During her junior year at NYU, she attended an international experimental theater program in Amsterdam. There she met fellow student Maya Erskine, who would become her best friend and PEN15 co-creator. [5] [6]

Career

Konkle started her career working on student films while at the New York University and in experimental theater. During the first decade of her career, she appeared in small roles in TV shows such as New Girl , Shameless and Ramy . From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Tara "TMI" Milly Izikoff on the main cast of Rosewood .

In 2019, Konkle co-created with Maya Erskine and Sam Zvibleman Hulu's original TV comedy series PEN15 . Konkle and Erskine star as 13-year-old semi-fictional versions of themselves at an adult take on middle school. [7] The show received critical acclaim and for her work, she earned two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021.

Personal life

In early 2021, Konkle confirmed she welcomed her first daughter, Essie Wunderle Anfanger, with actor Alex Anfanger. [8]

Filmography

Anna Konkle filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Betas Enid2 episodes
2014 New Girl JudyEpisode: "Landline"
2015 Man Seeking Woman KaylaEpisode: "Gavel"
 2015–2016 Maron Shay4 episodes
2015–2017 Rosewood Tara "TMI" Milly Izikoff44 episodes
2017 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Slushious (voice)2 episodes
2017 Shameless TenantEpisode: "Where's My Meth?"
2019 Ramy ChloeEpisode: "Between the Toes"
2019–2021 PEN15 Anna Kone24-25 episodes; also creator, writer, and executive producer
2019 Plus One Jenna
2019 Baskets Anita3 episodes
2020 Robot Chicken (voice)Episode: "Gracie Purgatory in: That's How You Get Hemorrhoids"
Big Mouth Cafeteria Girl Izzy (voice)Episode: "Cafeteria Girls."
2021 Together Together ShayleenFeature film
2022 The Drop LexFeature film
2023 Judy Blume Forever HerselfDocumentary
The Afterparty Hannah MinnowsMain Role (Season 2); 9 episodes

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