Emily Spivey | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, actress, comedian |
Years active | 2000–present |
Known for | Up All Night Bless the Harts |
Spouse | Scott Philbrook |
Children | 1 |
Emily Spivey (born September 29, 1971) [1] is an American television writer, producer, actress, and comedian. Spivey is best known as the creator of the series Up All Night and Bless the Harts . She previously worked as a staff writer on Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2010. She won an Emmy Award in 2002 and a WGA Award in 2008, both for her work on Saturday Night Live. [2]
Spivey was born in Statesville, North Carolina and grew up in High Point, North Carolina. [3] She graduated from T. Wingate Andrews High School. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her master's degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. [4]
In Los Angeles, she joined The Groundlings. Spivey wrote for the show King of the Hill , which she left to go write for Saturday Night Live in 2001. [5] [4] In addition to writing the script, Spivey is also part of the ensemble cast of the Netflix movie Wine Country . [6]
Spivey is married to film editor and paranormal podcast host [7] Scott Philbrook. They have a son born in 2009. [4]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013-2015 | The Awesomes | Concierge (voice) | |
2019 | Wine Country | Jenny | |
2019–2021 | Bless the Harts | Louise (voice) | Also creator of the show |
2023 | Barry | Gina |
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