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Elizabeth Meriwether (Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether) was born on 11 October, 1981 in Miami, Florida, U.S., is an American writer and producer. Discover Elizabeth Meriwether's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
Popular As |
Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether |
Occupation |
Playwright, screenwriter, television producer, showrunner |
Age |
42 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
Born |
11 October, 1981 |
Birthday |
11 October |
Birthplace |
Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Playwright with the age 42 years old group.
Elizabeth Meriwether Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Elizabeth Meriwether height not available right now. We will update Elizabeth Meriwether's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Sibling |
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Children |
3 |
Elizabeth Meriwether Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elizabeth Meriwether worth at the age of 42 years old? Elizabeth Meriwether’s income source is mostly from being a successful Playwright. She is from United States. We have estimated Elizabeth Meriwether's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Playwright |
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Timeline
Elizabeth Hughes Meriwether (born October 11, 1981) is an American writer, producer and television showrunner.
Meriwether was born on October 11, 1981, in Miami, Florida.
Her family moved from Miami to Detroit, Michigan, when she was five years old, and then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, when she was 10.
Her father, Heath J. Meriwether, was the publisher of the newspaper Detroit Free Press, and her mother, Patricia Hughes Meriweather, was a painter.
Meriwether grew up aspiring to be an actress, but when she wrote her first play, she realized she wanted to be a playwright instead.
Meriwether graduated from Greenhills High School in Ann Arbor.
Meriwether graduated from Yale University in 2004.
She double-majored in English and theater studies.
Meriwether wrote the plays Heddatron (2006), The Mistakes Madeline Made (2006) and Oliver Parker! (2010).
She held a showcase of her plays in Los Angeles, in which a young Emma Stone was cast.
Meriwether has credited the showcase and Stone's participation as an important point in her career trajectory.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Meriwether developed a play called Sluts.
As part of a program to help aspiring playwrights adapt their scripts for television, she turned the idea into a television pilot.
The pilot, described as "a raunchy, honest look at the messy dating lives of twentysomething women" was filmed for 20th Century Fox Television, but ultimately not picked up.
However, it succeeded in establishing Meriwether as a distinctive comedic voice.
She is known for creating the Fox sitcom New Girl, and for writing the play Oliver Parker! (2010) and the romantic comedy film No Strings Attached (2011).
She also created the ABC sitcoms Single Parents and Bless This Mess and the Hulu drama The Dropout.
In 2010, she wrote an episode of Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital.
Meriwether wrote the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.
The film's working title was Fuckbuddies.
After her success with No Strings Attached, 20th Century Fox Television approached Meriwether about developing another television series.
Meriwether pitched an idea about an "offbeat girl moving in with three single guys", inspired by her experience of "bouncing from Craigslist sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A."
when she was in her twenties.
The show, New Girl, was greenlit in 2011 with an initial order of 13 episodes and Zooey Deschanel in the title role.
It aired 146 episodes over seven seasons.
It was well received by critics and nominated for a number of awards, including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 2012, the Fempire received the Athena Film Festival Award for Creativity and Sisterhood at Barnard College in New York City.
Meriwether is also a well-known feminist, who has done stand-up comedy, and performed for The Vagina Monologues in Las Vegas.
In 2013, she signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, to develop additional projects for the studio.
Her deal was renewed in 2019.
Meriwether received put pilot commitment from ABC for the show Woman Up.