Meaghan Oppenheimer

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Meaghan Oppenheimer
Meaghan Oppenheimer 2022.jpg
Oppenheimer in 2022
Born1985or1986(age 39–40)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2010–present
Known for Tell Me Lies
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Children1

Meaghan Oppenheimer (born 1985 or 1986) [1] is an American television and movie screenwriter, producer, and former child actor.

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Early life and education

Meaghan Oppenheimer grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, [2] and was a child actor, working in various regional theatre productions and television shows. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6]

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 Fear the Walking Dead . [a]

Her unproduced screenplay, The Remains, was selected for the 2013 Black List, an annual survey of the "most liked" screenplays not yet made into films. [7]

She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2015 film We Are Your Friends with filmmaker Max Joseph. [8] [9]

In December 2015, ABC announced that Reese Witherspoon 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. [10] In March 2016, ABC announced that Penelope Ann Miller had been cast opposite T. R. Knight in the project [b] that in 2016 was released as Broken—a series pilot that halted production after the first episode aired. [c]

In 2018, Oppenheimer wrote the script for the Facebook Watch TV show, Queen America . [12]

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. [13] [12] [14] She also served as co-executive producer and showrunner of the series, which starred Grace Van Patten and Jackson White. [15] Her husband, Tom Ellis, starred in the second season. [16]

Personal life

Oppenheimer married actor Tom Ellis since June 1, 2019. [17] [18] [19] She is stepmother to his three children. [1] [20] In 2023, the couple's daughter was born via surrogacy. [21] [22]

Screenwriting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes / Vehicle
2010Hot MessScreenwriter / actressShort film
2015 Fear the Walking Dead ScreenwriterS1 E4: "Not Fade Away"
2015 We Are Your Friends [9] ScreenwriterFeature film
2016Broken [11] ScreenwriterOne episode (TV pilot)
2018 Queen America [12] ScreenwriterOne episode / series creator (10 episodes)
2022–present Tell Me Lies [13] [15] Screenwriter / Executive Producer and Showrunner Three episodes / series creator (10 episodes) / TV Film

Acting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes / Vehicle
2010stalkTALKDrew WalkerTV series: 8 episodes
2010 The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher Reneecomedy film
2011LoveFinderLexiTV movie
2011How to Marry a BillionaireBreeTV movie
2012LoveFinder: The ViralsLexishort film

Notes

  1. ↑ Season 1, Episode 4 ("Not Fade Away.")
  2. ↑ which was given the working title Meaghan Oppenheimer Pilot
  3. ↑ Miller's role was that of "Elizabeth Hamilton, the wife of a Texas oil billionaire who is seeking revenge after having been left for a woman 20 years younger than she". [11]

References

  1. 1 2 'Lucifer' Star Tom Ellis Marries Longtime Girlfriend, Writer Meaghan Oppenheimer; Cher, staff writer; June 4, 2019; webpage; People; retrieved November 2022
  2. ↑ Giulia Sbaffi (May 8, 2019). "Tutto quello che non sai su Tom Ellis, l'attore di Lucifer". Donna Glamour (in Italian). Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Meaghan Oppenheimer – the Her Voice Podcast".
  4. ↑ "Broadway brightness". Tulsa World. November 3, 1999. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Blacklisted" . Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Up-and-coming Oklahoma stars: the next generation". Tulsa World. September 8, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Melissa Silverstein and Inkoo Kang (December 18, 2013). "Less Than 20% of Black List Scripts Are By Women Screenwriters – Women and Hollywood". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mannie Holmes (August 21, 2015). "Zac Efron: 'We Are Your Friends' Is Millennials' 'Saturday Night Fever' – Variety". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Frazer Harrison (August 21, 2015). "Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "We Are Your Friends" – Arrivals". Getty Images. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ Denise Petski (December 21, 2015). "Reese Witherspoon To Produce Drama 'Please Don't Go' In Works at ABC – Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Penelope Ann Miller Joins ABC’s Meaghan Oppenheimer Pilot by Denise Petski, March 2, 2016
  12. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (August 3, 2021). "'Tell Me Lies' Drama Series Starring Grace Van Patten Ordered by Hulu With Emma Roberts Exec Producing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  13. 1 2 Betancourt, Bianca (August 8, 2022). "Consider 'Tell Me Lies' Your Next Ultra-Sexy Binge Watch". Harper's Bazaar . Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  14. ↑ Everyone Has a Stephen: Tell Me Lies Author and Showrunner Break Down the Hulu Adaptation; Weiss, Keely; October 27, 2022; interview; Elle; webpage; retrieved November 2022
  15. 1 2 'Tell Me Lies’: Meaghan Oppenheimer Breaks Down The Finale; Feldman, Dana; article page; October 26, 2022; Forbes online; [Limited Access]; retrieved November 2022
  16. ↑ Seitz, Loree (September 13, 2024). "'Tell Me Lies' Star Tom Ellis Says He Had the 'Hardest Time' Breaking Into His 'Quietly Sociopathic' Character". TheWrap. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ Lopez, Julyssa (September 24, 2019). "Lucifer Actor Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer". Brides . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  18. ↑ Heller, Corrine (June 3, 2019). "Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer in Star-Studded Ceremony". E! News .
  19. ↑ "Lucifer's Tom Ellis Shares Never-before-seen Wedding Photo with Wife Meaghan". HELLO!. June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Looks Almost Unrecognizable in First-ever Television Role". Hello Magazine. May 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  21. ↑ "'Lucifers Tom Ellis Welcomes Baby Girl with Wife Meaghan Oppenheimer, Jokes Birth 'Ended the SAG Strike'". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ Cook, Sam (November 10, 2023). "Actor Tom Ellis and wife welcome baby daughter via surrogate". Wales Online. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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