Meaghan Oppenheimer Explained

Meaghan Oppenheimer
Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation:Screenwriter, producer
Years Active:2010–present
Known For:Tell Me Lies
Children:1

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

Early life and education

Meaghan Oppenheimer grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[2] and was a former 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 that become friends-with-benefits. She has written screenplays for a number of projects, including Fear the Walking Dead She co-wrote the screenplay for 2015's We Are Your Friends with film maker Max Joseph.[7] [8]

In December of that year, ABC announced that Reese Witherspoon would be producing a new drama series for TV 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.[9] In March 2016, ABC announced that Penelope Ann Miller had been cast opposite T. R. Knight in the project that in 2016 was released as Broken—a series pilot that halted production after the first episode aired.

In 2018, Oppenheimer penned the script for the Facebook Watch TV show, Queen America.

She adapted Carola Lovering's Tell Me Lies for Hulu that was filmed and released in 2022.[10] [11] She also served as co-executive producer and showrunner of the series, which starred Grace Van Patten and Jackson White.[12]

Personal life

Oppenheimer has been married to actor Tom Ellis since June 1, 2019.[13] [14] [15] Oppenheimer is the stepmother to his two children that Ellis shares with his ex wife Tamzin Outhwaite and one from a previous relationship.[16] Ellis and Oppenheimer announced the birth of their daughter, Dolly Ellis-Oppenheimer,[17] on November 8, 2023[18] via surrogacy.

Screenwriting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes / Vehicle
2010Hot MessScreenwriter / actressshort film
2015Fear the Walking DeadScreenwriterS1 E4: "Not Fade Away"
2015We Are Your FriendsScreenwriterTV film
2016BrokenScreenwriterone episode (TV pilot)
2018Queen AmericaScreenwriterone episode / series creator (10 episodes)
2022-presentTell Me LiesScreenwriter / Executive Producer and Showrunnerthree episodes / series creator (10 episodes) / TV Film

Acting credits

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

Accolades and reception

Oppenheimer's un-filmed screenplay, The Remains, was selected for the 2013 Black List—a yearly list of "...best Screenplays not yet made into films..."[19] Dana Feldman of Forbes wrote while reviewing Tell Me Lies: "...[the production] received a straight-to-series order, and we definitely need another season..." The Her Voice podcast hosts exclaimed: "From script to screen, she is clear in her purpose and powerful in her ability to manifest the right people and circumstances to be able to develop female driven stories about mental health, relationships, and generational trauma."[20] Keely Weiss of Elle Magazine writes: "...showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer pulled [the adaptation] off with aplomb, turning Lovering's novel into a visually propulsive show populated by a rich cast of characters, all while preserving the core themes of the book.[21]

Notes and References

  1. https://people.com/tv/lucifer-star-tom-ellis-marries-meaghan-oppenheimer/ Lucifer' Star Tom Ellis Marries Longtime Girlfriend, Writer Meaghan Oppenheimer
  2. Web site: Tutto quello che non sai su Tom Ellis, l'attore di Lucifer . Giulia Sbaffi . Donna Glamour . 8 May 2019 . 16 May 2019 . it.
  3. Web site: Meaghan Oppenheimer – the Her Voice Podcast.
  4. Web site: Broadway brightness . Tulsa World . November 3, 1999 . March 21, 2016.
  5. Web site: Blacklisted . March 21, 2016.
  6. Web site: Up-and-coming Oklahoma stars: the next generation . Tulsa World . September 8, 2015 . March 21, 2016.
  7. Web site: Zac Efron: 'We Are Your Friends' Is Millennials' 'Saturday Night Fever' – Variety . Mannie Holmes . Variety . March 21, 2016. August 21, 2015 .
  8. Web site: Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "We Are Your Friends" – Arrivals . Frazer Harrison . Getty Images . August 21, 2015 . March 21, 2016.
  9. Web site: Reese Witherspoon To Produce Drama 'Please Don't Go' In Works at ABC – Deadline . Denise Petski . Deadline . March 21, 2016. December 21, 2015 .
  10. Consider 'Tell Me Lies' Your Next Ultra-Sexy Binge Watch. Harper's Bazaar. Bianca. Betancourt. August 8, 2022. September 6, 2022.
  11. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 'Tell Me Lies' Drama Series Starring Grace Van Patten Ordered by Hulu With Emma Roberts Exec Producing. Deadline Hollywood. August 3, 2021. August 21, 2021.
  12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2022/10/26/tell-me-lies-meaghan-oppenheimer-breaks-down-the-finale/?sh=17839a9c1692 Tell Me Lies’: Meaghan Oppenheimer Breaks Down The Finale
  13. Web site: Lopez. Julyssa. Lucifer Actor Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer. Brides. September 24, 2019. August 21, 2021.
  14. Web site: Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Marries Meaghan Oppenheimer in Star-Studded Ceremony . Heller . Corrine . 3 June 2019 . . en.
  15. Web site: 2021-06-02 . Lucifer's Tom Ellis Shares Never-before-seen Wedding Photo with Wife Meaghan . 2022-03-26 . HELLO! . en.
  16. Web site: Lucifer Star Tom Ellis Looks Almost Unrecognizable in First-ever Television Role . Hello Magazine . 27 May 2021 . 28 June 2021.
  17. Web site: 'Lucifers Tom Ellis Welcomes Baby Girl with Wife Meaghan Oppenheimer, Jokes Birth 'Ended the SAG Strike' . 2024-01-10 . Peoplemag . en.
  18. Web site: Cook . Sam . Actor Tom Ellis and wife welcome baby daughter via surrogate . Wales Online . 11 November 2023 . en . 10 November 2023.
  19. Web site: Less Than 20% of Black List Scripts Are By Women Screenwriters – Women and Hollywood . Melissa Silverstein and Inkoo Kang . December 18, 2013 . Women and Hollywood . March 21, 2016.
  20. https://thehervoicepodcast.com/meaghan-oppenheimer/ Episode 33: Meaghan Oppenheimer
  21. https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a41782433/tell-me-lies-interview-meaghan-oppenheimer-carola-lovering/ Everyone Has a Stephen: Tell Me Lies Author and Showrunner Break Down the Hulu Adaptation